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per·fect  (pûrfkt)

adj.

1. Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind.

2. Being without defect or blemish: a perfect specimen.

3. Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient.

4. Completely suited for a particular purpose or situation: She was the perfect actress for the part.

5.

a. Completely corresponding to a description, standard, or type: a perfect circle; a perfect gentleman.

b. Accurately reproducing an original: a perfect copy of the painting.

6. Complete; thorough; utter: a perfect fool.

7. Pure; undiluted; unmixed: perfect red.

8. Excellent and delightful in all respects: a perfect day.

9. Botany Having both stamens and pistils in the same flower; monoclinous.

10. Grammar Of, relating to, or constituting a verb form expressing action completed prior to a fixed point of reference in time.

11. Music Designating the three basic intervals of the octave, fourth, and fifth.

n.

1. Grammar The perfect tense.

2. A verb or verb form in the perfect tense.

tr.v. (pr-fkt) per·fect·ed, per·fect·ing, per·fects

To bring to perfection or completion.

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[Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere, to finish : per-, per- + facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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per·fecter n.

perfect·ness n.

Synonyms: perfect, consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable
These adjectives mean being wholly without flaw: a perfect diamond; a consummate performer; faultless logic; a flawless instrumental technique; speaks impeccable French.

Usage Note: Some people maintain that perfect is an absolute term like chief and prime, and therefore cannot be modified by more, quite, relatively, and other qualifiers of degree. But the qualification of perfect has many reputable precedents (most notably in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution in the phrase "in order to form a more perfect Union"). By the same token, perfect often means "ideal for the purposes," as in There could be no more perfect spot for the picnic, where modification by degree makes perfect sense. See Usage Notes at absolute, equal, unique.

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perfect

Adjective

1. having all essential elements

2. faultless: a perfect circle

3. correct or precise: perfect timing

4. utter or absolute: a perfect stranger

5. excellent in all respects: a perfect day

6. Maths exactly divisible into equal integral or polynomial roots: 36 is a perfect square

7. Grammar denoting a tense of verbs used to describe a completed action

Noun

Grammar the perfect tense

Verb

1. to improve to one's satisfaction: he is in Paris to perfect his French

2. to make fully accomplished: he perfected the system [Latin perficere to complete]

perfectly adv

USAGE: For most of its meanings, the adjective perfect describes an absolute state, i.e. one that cannot be qualified; thus something is either perfect or not perfect, and cannot be more perfect or less perfect. However when perfect means excellent in all respects, a comparative can be used with it without absurdity: the next day the weather was even more perfect.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perfect - a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time present perfect, present perfect tense - a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect" past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense - a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" future perfect, future perfect tense - a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect"
Verb	1.	perfect - make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" hone optimise, optimize - make optimal; get the most out of; use best; "optimize your resources" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" polish up, brush up, round off, polish, round - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
Adj.	1.	perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated - free from physical or moral spots or stains; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion" unbroken - not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken" exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" utopian - characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes" imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
	2.	perfect - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, pure, everlasting, consummate, stark, complete, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
	3.	perfect - precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing" exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

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perfect

adjective 1. faultless, correct, pure, accurate, faithful, impeccable, exemplary, flawless, foolproof, blameless << OPPOSITE deficient

adjective 2. excellent, ideal, supreme, superb, splendid, sublime, superlative

adjective 3. immaculate, impeccable, flawless, spotless, unblemished, untarnished, unmarred << OPPOSITE flawed

adjective 4. complete, absolute, sheer, utter, consummate, out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, unalloyed << OPPOSITE partial

adjective 5. exact, true, accurate, precise, right, close, correct, strict, faithful, spot-on Brit. (informal) on the money U.S. unerring

verb 6. improve, develop, polish, elaborate, refine, cultivate, hone << OPPOSITE mar

USAGE For most of its meanings, the adjective perfect describes an absolute state, so that something either is or is not perfect, and cannot be referred to in terms of degree - thus, one thing should not be described as more perfect or less perfect than another thing. However, when perfect is used in the sense of `excellent in all respects', more and most are acceptable, for example the next day the weather was even more perfect.

Translations

perfect adj [ˈpəːfɪkt] → perfecto

n (also: perfect tense) → perfecto

vt [pəˈfɛkt] → perfeccionar;

he's a perfect stranger to me → no le conozco de nada, me es completamente desconocido

perfect [ˈpəːfɪkt] adj → parfait(e)

n (also: perfect tense) → parfait m

vt [pəˈfɛkt] [+ technique, skill, work of art] → parfaire [+ method, plan]; mettre au point;

he's a perfect stranger to me → il m'est totalement inconnu

perfect adj, n [ˈpəːfɪkt]

vt [pəˈfɛkt]

adj → perfekt; [nonsense, idiot etc] → ausgemacht

vt [+ technique] → perfektionieren

n the perfect (also: the perfect tense) → das Perfekt;

he's a perfect stranger to me → er ist mir vollkommen fremd

perfect adj, n [ˈpəːfɪkt]

adj → perfetto/a

n (also: perfect tense) → perfetto, passato prossimo

vt [pəˈfɛkt] → perfezionare; mettere a punto;

he's a perfect stranger to me → mi è completamente sconosciuto

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perfect

adj perfect [ˈpəːfikt]

1 without fault or flaw; excellent a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose. perfek تام، مُمتاز съвършен bezvadný, dokonalý perfekt; fuldendt ideal τέλειος, άψογος perfecto täiuslik عالی؛ بی نقص täydellinen parfait מוּשלָם संपूर्ण savršen tökéletes sempurna fullkominn perfetto 申し分のない 완전한, 완벽한; 더할 나위 없는 nuostabus, puikus teicams, nevainojams sempurna; sangat baik volmaakt perfekt, fullkommen doskonały perfeito perfect безупречный, идеальный perfektný, dokonalý odličen savršen perfekt, fulländad สมบูรณ์แบบ kusursuz, mükemmel 無瑕的，完美的 ідеальний; відмінний کامل hoàn hảo 无瑕的，完美的

2 exact a perfect copy. perfek, volwaardig مَضبوط пълен přesný nøjagtig vollkommen ακριβής perfecto täpne دقیق tarkka parfait מְדוּיָק सही, परिशुद्ध perfektan kifogástalan tepat fullkominn, nákvæmur perfetto 完全な 정확한 idealus, tobulas, tikslus ideāls, pilnīgs sempurna perfect nøyaktig, perfekt dokładny perfeito exact точный presný odličen savršen perfekt ถูกต้อง tam, kusursuz 精確的 точний; абсолютний ٹھيک ٹھيک chính xác 精确的

3 very great; complete a perfect stranger. volledig تام، كامِل، عَظيم абсолютен naprostý fuldstændig vollkommen πλήρης, απόλυτος completo, auténtico täielik تمام و کمال täysin tout à fait גָמוּר पूरा, पूर्ण potpun teljes mutlak algjör, fullkominn perfetto 全くの 전적인 tikras, visiškas pilnīgs, absolūts betul-betul volslagen fullstendig zupełny absoluto cu totul полный, абсолютный úplný popoln potpun fullkomlig, fullständig สมบูรณ์แบบ tam, tümü ile 完全的 повний, цілковитий پورا hoàn toàn 完全的

[pəˈfekt] v

to make perfect He went to France to perfect his French. verbeter يُتْقِن подобрявам zdokonalit perfektionere vervollkommnen τελειοποιώ perfeccionar täiustama تکمیل کردن viimeistellä perfectionner לְשַכלֵל पक्का करना usavršiti tökéletesít menyempurnakan fullkomna perfezionare 仕上げる ...에 숙달하다 (pa)tobulinti pilnveidot supaya sst menjadi sangat baik vervolmaken perfeksjonere udoskonalić, poprawić aperfeiçoar a perfecţiona совершенствовать zdokonaliť izpopolniti usavršiti göra perfekt, fullända, förbättra, finslipa ทำให้สมบูรณ์ mükemmelleştirmek 使精通 вдосконалювати; поліпшувати کمال تک پہنچانا hoàn thiện 使精通

n perˈfection [-ʃən]

the state of being perfect Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare. perfeksie إتْقان، كَمال съвършенство bezchybnost perfektion die Vollkommenheit τελειότητα perfección täiuslikkus بی نقصی täydellisyys perfection שְׁלֵמוּת पूर्णता, निपुणता savršenstvo tökéletesség ke sempurnaan fullkomnun perfezione 完全 완벽 tobulybė, tobulumas pilnība kesempurnaan volmaaktheid fullkommenhet, perfeksjon perfekcja perfeição perfecţiune безупречность, совершенство bezchybnosť popolnost savršenstvo perfektion, fulländning, fullkomlighet ความสมบูรณ์แบบ mükemmellik 盡善盡美 досконалість; бездоганність کمال sự hoàn hảo 尽善尽美

n perˈfectionist [-ʃə-]

a person who is only satisfied if what he is doing is perfect She's a perfectionist – her work is perfect in every detail. perfeksionis مُتْقِن، من يَنْشُد الكَمال максималист puntičkář perfektionist der/die Perfektionist(in) τελειομανής perfeccionista perfektsionist آدم وسواسی perfektionisti perfectionniste שוֹאֶף לִשלֵמוּת पूर्णतावादी, परिपूर्णतावादी perfekcionist,vrlo pedantna savjesna osoba maximalista perfeksionis maður með fullkomnunaráráttu perfezionista 完全主義者 완벽주의자 tobulumo siekiantis žmogus perfekcionists, pilnības meklētājs orang yg mementingkan kesempurnaan perfectionist perfeksjonist perfekcjonista perfeccionista perfecţionist человек, добивающийся во всём совершенства puntičkár perfekcionist perfekcionista perfektionist ผู้ยึดความสมบูรณ์แบบ mükemmeliyetçi 追求盡善盡美的人 людина, схильна до педантизму کمال پسند، ايسا شخص جو ہر چيز ميں کمال سے ہي مطمئن ہوتا ہو người cầu toàn 追求尽善尽美的人

adv ˈperfectly

1 without mistakes or flaws She performed the dance perfectly. perfek بإتْقان، بِكَمال съвършено bezchybně perfekt fehlerlos τέλεια, άψογα perfectamente täiuslikult بسیار خوب moitteettomasti parfaitement בְּאוֹפֶן מושלָם पूर्णत dotjerano,savršeno tökéletesen tanpa kesalahan gallalaust perfettamente 申し分なく 흠 없이 puikiai, tobulai, idealiai ideāli; precīzi; lieliski dgn sempurna feilloos perfekt, fullkomment doskonale com perfeição perfect безупречно bezchybne brezhibno savršeno perfekt อย่างยอดเยี่ยม mükemmelen 完美地 відмінно, чудово کمال کے ساتھ، بغير نقص کے hoàn hảo 完美地

2 very; completely He was perfectly happy. volledig, heeltemal كُلِيّا، جدا напълно dokonale, naprosto fuldkomment; fuldstændigt vollkommen απόλυτα perfectamente; completamente, totalmente täiesti کاملاً täysin parfaitement לְגַמרֵי पूर्णता से, अच्छी तरह से savršeno,potpuno teljesen sangat fullkomlega, algerlega molto, completamente 全く 아주, 완전히 visiškai ārkārtīgi; pilnīgi betul-betul volmaakt fullstendig, fullkomment całkowicie completamente absolut совершенно, вполне úplne absolutno savršeno fullkomligt, fullständigt อย่างที่สุด tamamen 完全地 цілком, зовсім پورے طور پر hoàn toàn 完全地