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- 1 Fitting its definition precisely. not-comparable, usually
"a perfect circle"
- 2 Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose. not-comparable, usually
"That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants."
- 3 Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality. not-comparable, usually
"The gymnast performed a perfect somersault."
- 4 Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.; Exact, correctly reflecting the original in all aspects. not-comparable, usually
"The expert forger made a perfect copy of the victim's driver's license"
- 5 Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.; Having thoroughly learned or memorized a part. not-comparable, usually
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- 6 Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.; Having thoroughly learned or memorized a lesson; of a lesson: having been thoroughly learned or memorized. not-comparable, usually
"Practice makes perfect."
- 7 Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.; Fully trained or very knowledgeable; highly skilled not-comparable, obsolete, usually
"Our Battaile is more full of Names then yours, / Our Men more perfect in the vse of Armes, / Our Armor all as strong, our Cause the best"
- 8 Excellent and delightful in all respects. not-comparable, usually
"a perfect day"
- 9 Morally or spiritually immaculate or ideal. not-comparable, usually
"Marke the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace"
- 10 Representing a completed action. not-comparable, usually
- 11 Sexually mature and fully differentiated. not-comparable, usually
- 12 Having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels). not-comparable, usually
- 13 Equal to the sum of its proper divisors. not-comparable, usually
"6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself."
- 14 Equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'. not-comparable, usually
- 15 Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones. not-comparable, usually
"perfect fifth"
- 16 Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth. not-comparable, usually
"a perfect Manhattan"
- 17 Well informed; certain; sure. not-comparable, obsolete, usually
"I am perfect that the Pannonians and Dalmatians for their liberties are now in arms."
- 18 Innocent, guiltless; without blemish. not-comparable, obsolete, usually
"My fault being nothing—as I have told you oft— / But that two villains, whose false oaths prevail'd / Before my perfect honour, swore to Cymbeline / I was confederate with the Romans: so / Follow'd my banishment"
- 19 Sane, of sound mind. not-comparable, obsolete, usually
"Pray, do not mock me. / I am a very foolish fond old man, / Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less / And, to deal plainly, / I fear I am not in my perfect mind."
- 1 precisely accurate or exact wordnet
- 2 without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers wordnet
- 3 being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish wordnet
- 1 The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
- 2 a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) wordnet
- 3 A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
"Awarded for scoring all Perfects in the Dominator rank!"
- 4 A leader of the Cathar movement. historical
- 1 To make perfect; to improve or hone. transitive
"I am going to perfect this article."
- 2 make perfect or complete wordnet
- 3 To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
"perfect an appeal"
Etymology
From Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit (modern: parfait), from Latin perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere (“to finish”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + facere (“to do, to make”). The spelling was modified in the 15th century to conform to its Latin etymon. Doublet of parfait, perfecto, and perfectus. Displaced native Old English fulfremed.
From Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit (modern: parfait), from Latin perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere (“to finish”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + facere (“to do, to make”). The spelling was modified in the 15th century to conform to its Latin etymon. Doublet of parfait, perfecto, and perfectus. Displaced native Old English fulfremed.
From perfect (adjective).
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