English-Thai Dictionary

imperfection

N ข้อบกพร่อง  defect fault flaw perfection kor-bok-prong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPERFECTION

n.[L. imperfectio, supra. ] Defect; fault; the want of a part or of something necessary to complete a thing; equally applicable to physical or moral subjects. When fruit fails to come to maturity, and after it begins to decay, we denominate the defect, an imperfection. Laws sometimes fail of the intended effect, either from their imperfection, or from the imperfection of the administration. Men are all chargeable with imperfections, both in character and in conduct.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPERFECTION

Im `per *fec "tion, n. Etym: [L. imperfectio: cf. F. imperfection. See Imperfect, a.]

 

Defn: The quality or condition of being imperfect; want of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish. Sent to my account With all my imperfections on my head. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Defect; deficiency; incompleteness; fault; failing; weakness; frailty; foible; blemish; vice.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

imperfection

im per fec tion |ˌimpərˈfekSHən ˈˌɪmpərˈfɛkʃən | ▶noun a fault, blemish, or undesirable feature: the imperfections and injustices in our political system. • the state of being faulty or incomplete: he accepted me without question, in all my imperfection. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin imperfectio (n- ), from imperfectus (see imperfect ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

imperfection

im |per |fec ¦tion |ɪmpəˈfɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a fault, blemish, or undesirable feature: the imperfections and injustices in our political system. • [ mass noun ] the state of being faulty or incomplete: he accepted me without question, in all my imperfection. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin imperfectio (n- ), from imperfectus (see imperfect ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

imperfection

imperfection noun 1 the glass is free from imperfections: defect, fault, flaw, deformity, discoloration, disfigurement; crack, scratch, chip, nick, pit, dent; blemish, stain, spot, mark, streak. ANTONYMS strength. 2 he was aware of his imperfections: flaw, fault, failing, deficiency, weakness, vice, weak point, fallibility, shortcoming, foible, inadequacy, frailty, limitation, chink in one's armor. ANTONYMS perfection. 3 the imperfection of the fossil record: incompleteness, patchiness, deficiency; roughness, crudeness. ANTONYMS completeness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

imperfection

imperfection noun 1 the glass is free from bubbles and other imperfections: defect, fault, flaw, deformity, discoloration, disfigurement; crack, break, scratch, chip, dent, pit, notch, nick; blemish, stain, spot, mark, streak. 2 he was aware of his own imperfections: flaw, fault, failing, deficiency, weakness, weak point, weak spot, shortcoming, fallibility, frailty, infirmity, foible, inadequacy, limitation; Achilles heel, chink in one's armour; informal hang-up. ANTONYMS strength. 3 nature is full of imperfection: flaws, faults, faultiness, irregularity, abnormality, distortion, deformity, malformation, misshapenness; ugliness, disfigurement. ANTONYMS perfection. 4 the imperfection of the fossil record: incompleteness, patchiness, partialness, deficiency; roughness, crudeness. ANTONYMS completeness. WORD LINKS imperfection atelophobia fear of imperfection Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD imperfection, blemish, flaw See blemish . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

imperfection

imperfection n. f. nom féminin 1 État de ce qui n ’est pas parfait. 2 Défaut. : Il y a quelques imperfections dans ce travail.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

imperfection

im per fec tion /ɪ̀mpə r fékʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 不完全, 不十分 .2 C «…の » 欠点, 短所, 欠陥, 不備 ; (布などの )傷 «in » .