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noun
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process or act of establishing official recognition for a legal claim, generally in the context of security interests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To perfect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, transitive, uncommon
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noun
the act of making something perfect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: improvement
noun
an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: paragon, idol, beau ideal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ideal
Narrower terms: gold standard
noun
the state of being without a flaw or defect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: flawlessness, ne plus ultra
Antonyms: imperfection
Broader terms: state
Narrower terms: dream, polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish, fare-thee-well, intactness
History
From Middle English perfeccioun, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfectiō. Equivalent to perfect + -ion. Displaced native Old English fulfremednes.
Across languages
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
