English-Thai Dictionary
perfect
ADJ ซึ่ง สมบูรณ์แบบ ครบถ้วน สมบูรณ์ ซึ่ง ไม่มีที่ติ complete faultless unblemished sueng-som-bun-beab
perfect
ADJ ถูกต้อง ซึ่ง แม่นยำ acurate imperfect tung-tok
perfect
ADJ บริสุทธิ์ ซึ่ง ไม่ เจือปน pure unmixed bo-ri-sud
perfect
ADJ เชี่ยวชาญ ชำนาญ expert chiao-chan
perfect
ADJ เหมาะสม สมควร fit mor-som
perfect
N กาล สมบูรณ์ (ทาง ไวยากรณ์ kan-som-buan
perfect
VT ทำให้ สมบูรณ์ สมบูรณ์แบบ เรียบร้อย complete imperfect flawed tam-hai-som-buan
perfectible
ADJ ซึ่ง ทำให้ สมบูรณ์ ได้ improvable curable reformable sueng-tam-hai-som-buan
perfection
N ความ ดีเลิศ ความ สมบูรณ์แบบ ideal kwam-de-rod
perfection
N ลักษณะ ที่ ดี พร้อม ลักษณะ ที่ สมบูรณ์แบบ ลักษณะ ที่ ดีเยี่ยม flawlessness imperfection lak-sa-na-ti-de-prom
perfectionism
N อุดมคตินิยม ลัทธิ ที่ แสวง หาความ สมบูรณ์แบบ overniceness fastidiousness u-dom-ka-ti-ni-yom
perfectionist
N ผู้ ยึด ความ สมบูรณ์แบบ phu-yud-kwam-som-buan-beab
perfective
A ซึ่ง ก่อให้เกิด ความ สมบูรณ์แบบ นำ ไป ด้วย ความดี พร้อม
perfectly
ADV อย่าง ยอดเยี่ยม อย่างดี เลิศ อย่าง สมบูรณ์แบบ flawlessly ideally superbly imperfectly yang-yod-yiam
perfectly
ADV อย่างเต็มที่ อย่าง ที่สุด absolutely utterly imperfectly yang-tem-ti
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PERFECT
a.[L. perfectus, perficio, to complete; per and facio, to do or make through, to carry to the end. ] 1. Finished; complete; consummate; not defective; having all that is requisite to its nature and kind; as a perfect statue; a perfect likeness; a perfect work; a perfect system.
As full, as perfect in a hair as heart.
2. Fully informed; completely skilled; as men perfect in the use of arms; perfect in discipline.
3. Complete in moral excellencies.
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48.
4. Manifesting perfection.
My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9.
Perfect chord, in music, a concord or union of sounds which is perfectly coalescent and agreeable to the ear, as the fifth and the octave; a perfect consonance.
A perfect flower, in botany, has both stamen and pistil, or at least another and stigma.
Perfect tense, in grammar, the preterit tense; a tense which expresses an act completed.
PERFECT
v.t.[L. perfectus, perficio.] To finish or complete so as to leave nothing wanting; to give to any thing all that is requisite to its nature and kind; as, to perfect a picture or statue. 2 Chronicles 8:16. -Inquire into the nature and properties of things, and thereby perfect our ideas of distinct species.
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12.
1. To instruct fully; to make fully skillful; as, to perfect one's self in the rules of music or architecture; to perfect soldiers in discipline.
PERFECTED
pp. Finished; completed.
PERFECTER
n.One that makes perfect.
PERFECTIBILITY
n.[from perfectible. ] The capacity of becoming or being made perfect.
PERFECTIBLE
a.Capable of becoming or being made perfect, or of arriving at the utmost perfection of the species.
PERFECTING
ppr. Finishing; completing; consummating.
PERFECTION
n.[L. perfectio.] The state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; as perfection in an art or science; perfection in a system of morals. 1. Physical perfection, is when a natural object has all its powers, faculties or qualities entire and in full vigor, and all its parts in due proportion.
2. Metaphysical or transcendental perfection, is the possession of all the essential attributes or all the parts necessary to the integrity of a substance. This is absolute, where all defect is precluded, such as the perfection of God; or according to its kind, as in created things.
3. Moral perfection, is the complete possession of all moral excellence, as in the Supreme Being; or the possession of such moral qualities and virtues as a thing is capable of.
4. A quality, endowment or acquirement completely excellent, or of great worth.
In this sense, the word has a plural.
What tongue can her perfections tell?
5. An inherent or essential attribute of supreme or infinite excellence; or one perfect in its kind; as the perfections of God. The infinite power, holiness, justice, benevolence and wisdom of God are denominated his perfections.
6. Exactness; as, to imitate a model to perfection.
PERFECTIONAL
a.Made complete.
PERFECTIONATE
used by Dryden and Tooke, in lieu of the verb to perfect, is a useless word.
PERFECTIONIST
n.One pretending to perfection; an enthusiast in religion.
PERFECTIVE
a.Conducing to make perfect or bring to perfection; followed by of. Praise and adoration are actions perfective of the soul.
PERFECTIVELY
adv. In a manner that brings to perfection.
PERFECTLY
adv. In the highest degree of excellence. 1. Totally; completely; as work perfectly executed or performed; a thing perfectly new.
2. Exactly; accurately; as a proposition perfectly understood.
PERFECTNESS
n.Completeness; consummate excellence; perfection. 1. The highest degree of goodness or holiness of which man is capable in this life.
And above all things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Colossians 3:14.
2. Accurate skill.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PERFECT
Per "fect, a. Etym: [OE. parfit, OF. parfit, parfet, parfait, F.parfait, L. perfectus, p.p. of perficere to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see Per- ) + facere to make, do. See Fact. ]
1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure; sound; right; correct. My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. xii. 9. Three glorious suns, each one a perfect sun. Shak. I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Shak. O most entire perfect sacrifice! Keble.God made thee perfect, not immutable. Milton.
2. Well informed; certain; sure. I am perfect that the Pannonains are now in arms. Shak.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; -- said of flower. Perfect cadence (Mus. ), a complete and satisfactory close in harmony, as upon the tonic preceded by the dominant. -- Perfect chord (Mus. ), a concord or union of sounds which is perfectly coalescent and agreeable to the ear, as the unison, octave, fifth, and fourth; a perfect consonance; a common chord in its original position of keynote, third, fifth, and octave. -- Perfect number (Arith.), a number equal to the sum of all its divisors; as, 28, whose aliquot parts, or divisors, are 14, 7, 4, 2, 1. See Abundant number, under Abundant. Brande & C. -- Perfect tense (Gram. ), a tense which expresses an act or state completed.
Syn. -- Finished; consummate; complete; entire; faultless; blameless; unblemished.
PERFECT
PERFECT Per "fect, n.
Defn: The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
PERFECT
Per "fect, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perfected; p. pr. & vb. n. Perfecting. ]Etym: [L. perfectus, p.p. of perficere. See Perfect, a.]
Defn: To make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to its nature and kind. God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us. 1 John iv. 12.Inquire into the nature and properties of the things,... and thereby perfect our ideas of their distinct species. Locke. Perfecting press (Print. ), a press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.
Syn. -- To finish; accomplish; complete; consummate.
PERFECTER
PERFECTER Per "fect *er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, makes perfect. "The. .. perfecter of our faith. " Barrow.
PERFECTIBILIAN
PERFECTIBILIAN Per *fect `i *bil "i *an, n.
Defn: A perfectionist. [R.] Ed. Rev.
PERFECTIBILIST
PERFECTIBILIST Per `fec *tib "i *list, n.
Defn: A perfectionist. See also Illuminati, 2. [R.]
PERFECTIBILITY
Per *fect `i *bil "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. perfectibilité. ]
Defn: The quality or state of being perfectible.
PERFECTIBLE
Per *fect "i *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. perfectible. ]
Defn: Capable of becoming, or being made, perfect.
PERFECTION
Per *fec "tion, n. Etym: [F. perfection, L. perfectio.]
1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection.
2. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence. Shak. What tongue can her perfections tell Sir P. Sidney. To perfection, in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection.
PERFECTION
PERFECTION Per *fec "tion, v. t.
Defn: To perfect. [Obs. ] Foote.
PERFECTIONAL
PERFECTIONAL Per *fec "tion *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to perfection; characterized by perfection. [R.] Bp. Pearson.
PERFECTIONATE
PERFECTIONATE Per *fec "tion *ate, v. t.
Defn: To perfect. Dryden.
PERFECTIONISM
PERFECTIONISM Per *fec "tion *ism, n.
Defn: The doctrine of the Perfectionists.
PERFECTIONIST
PERFECTIONIST Per *fec "tion *ist, n.
Defn: One pretending to perfection; esp. , one pretending to moral perfection; one who believes that persons may and do attain to moral perfection and sinlessness in this life. South.
PERFECTIONMENT
Per *fec "tion *ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. perfectionnement. ]
Defn: The act of bringing to perfection, or the state of having attained to perfection. [R.] I. Taylor.
PERFECTIVE
PERFECTIVE Per *fect "ive, a.
Defn: Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; -- usually followed by of. "A perfective alteration. " Fuller. Actions perfective of their natures. Ray.
PERFECTIVELY
PERFECTIVELY Per *fec "tive *ly, adv.
Defn: In a perfective manner.
PERFECTLY
PERFECTLY Per "fect *ly, adv.
Defn: In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection; completely; wholly; throughly; faultlessly. "Perfectly divine. " Milton. As many as touched were made perfectly whole. Matt. xiv. 36.
PERFECTNESS
PERFECTNESS Per "fect *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being perfect; perfection. "Charity, which is the bond of perfectness. " Col. iii. 14.
New American Oxford Dictionary
perfect
per fect ▶adjective |ˈpərfikt ˈpərfəkt ˈpəːfɪkt | 1 having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be: she strove to be the perfect wife | life certainly isn't perfect at the moment. • free from any flaw or defect in condition or quality; faultless: the equipment was in perfect condition. • precisely accurate; exact: a perfect circle. • highly suitable for someone or something; exactly right: Gary was perfect for her —ten years older and with his own career. • Printing denoting a way of binding books in which pages are glued to the spine rather than sewn together. • dated thoroughly trained in or conversant with: she was perfect in French. 2 [ attrib. ] absolute; complete (used for emphasis ): a perfect stranger | all that Joseph said made perfect sense to me. 3 Mathematics (of a number ) equal to the sum of its positive divisors, e.g., the number 6, whose divisors (1, 2, 3 ) also add up to 6. 4 Grammar (of a tense ) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action that began in the past. The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating (since dawn ) (present perfect ), they had eaten (past perfect ), and they will have eaten (future perfect ). 5 Botany (of a flower ) having both stamens and carpels present and functional. • Botany denoting the stage or state of a fungus in which the sexually produced spores are formed. • Entomology (of an insect ) fully adult and (typically ) winged. ▶verb |pərˈfekt pərˈfɛkt | [ with obj. ] make (something ) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible: he's busy perfecting his bowling technique. • archaic bring to completion; finish. • complete (a printed sheet of paper ) by printing the second side. • Law satisfy the necessary conditions or requirements for the transfer of (a gift, title, etc. ): equity will not perfect an imperfect gift. ▶noun |ˈpərfikt ˈpɜːrfɪkt | (the perfect ) Grammar the perfect tense. DERIVATIVES per fect er |pərˈfektər |noun, per fect i bil i ty |pərˌfektəˈbilitē |noun, per fect i ble |pərˈfektəbəl |adjective, per fect ness |ˈpərfək (t )nəs |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French perfet, from Latin perfectus ‘completed, ’ from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely ’ + facere ‘do. ’ usage: In the literal sense, perfect and unique are absolute words and should not be modified, as they often are in such phrases as most perfect, quite unique, etc. See also usage at unique .
perfecta
per fec ta |pərˈfektə pərˈfɛktə | ▶noun another term for exacta. ORIGIN 1970s: from Latin American Spanish quiniela perfecta ‘perfect quinella. ’
perfect binding
per fect bind ing |pərˈfɛkt ˈbaɪndɪŋ | ▶noun a form of bookbinding in which the leaves are bound by gluing, after the back folds have been cut off, rather than by sewing.
perfect cadence
per fect ca dence ▶noun Music a cadence in which the chord of the dominant immediately precedes that of the tonic.
perfect competition
per fect com pe ti tion ▶noun the situation prevailing in a market in which buyers and sellers are so numerous and well informed that all elements of monopoly are absent and the market price of a commodity is beyond the control of individual buyers and sellers.
perfect crime
per fect crime ▶noun a crime so ingeniously contrived and carefully executed that it cannot be detected or solved.
perfect fifth
per fect fifth ▶noun Music see fifth.
perfect fourth
per fect fourth ▶noun Music see fourth.
perfect game
per fect game ▶noun Baseball a game in which all the batters from one team are retired in order, with no one reaching base.
perfect gas
per fect gas ▶noun another term for ideal gas.
perfection
per fec tion |pərˈfekSHən pərˈfɛkʃən | ▶noun the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects: the satiny perfection of her skin | his pursuit of golfing perfection. • a person or thing perceived as the embodiment of such a condition, state, or quality: I am told that she is perfection itself. • the action or process of improving something until it is faultless or as faultless as possible: among the key tasks was the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management. PHRASES to perfection in a manner or way that could not be better; perfectly: a blue suit that showed off her blonde hair to perfection. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘completeness ’): via Old French from Latin perfectio (n- ), from perficere ‘to complete ’ (see perfect ).
perfectionism
per fec tion ism |pərˈfekSHəˌnizəm pərˈfɛkʃəˌnɪzəm | ▶noun refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. • Philosophy a doctrine holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable, esp. the theory that human moral or spiritual perfection should be or has been attained.
perfectionist
per fec tion ist |pərˈfekSHəˌnist pərˈfekʃənɪst | ▶noun a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection: he was a perfectionist who worked slowly. ▶adjective refusing to accept any standard short of perfection. DERIVATIVES per fec tion is tic |-ˌfekSHənˈistik |adjective
perfective
per fec tive |pərˈfektiv pərˈfɛktɪv |Grammar ▶adjective denoting or relating to an aspect of verbs, esp. in Slavic languages that expresses completed action. The opposite of imperfective. ▶noun a perfective form of a verb. • (the perfective ) the perfective aspect. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘tending to make complete ’): from medieval Latin perfectivus, from Latin perfectus ‘accomplished ’ (see perfect ).
perfectly
per fect ly |ˈpərfik (t )lē ˈpərfək (t )li | ▶adverb in a manner or way that could not be better: the ring fitted perfectly | [ as submodifier ] : perfectly clean glass bottles. • [ as submodifier ] used for emphasis, esp. in order to assert something that has been challenged or doubted: you know perfectly well I can't stay.
perfecto
per fec to |pərˈfektō pərˈfɛktoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. perfectos ) a type of cigar that is thick in the center and tapered at each end. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally ‘perfect. ’
perfect pitch
per fect pitch |pərˈfɛkt pɪtʃ | ▶noun the ability to recognize the pitch of a note or to produce any given note; a sense of absolute pitch.
perfect rhyme
per fect rhyme ▶noun 1 the rhyme exemplified by homonyms, such as bear /bare or wear /where . 2 rhyme in which different consonants are followed by identical vowel and consonant sounds, such as in moon and June .
perfect square
per fect square ▶noun the product of a rational number multiplied by itself. • the product of a polynomial multiplied by itself.
perfect storm
per fect storm ▶noun a particularly violent storm arising from a rare combination of adverse meteorological factors. • a particularly bad or critical state of affairs, arising from a number of negative and unpredictable factors: the past two years have been a perfect storm for the travel industry.
Oxford Dictionary
perfect
per |fect ▶adjective |ˈpəːfɪkt | 1 having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be: she strove to be the perfect wife | life certainly isn't perfect at the moment. • free from any flaw or defect in condition or quality; faultless: the equipment was in perfect condition. • precisely accurate; exact: a perfect circle. • highly suitable for someone or something; exactly right: Giles was perfect for her —ten years older and with his own career. • dated thoroughly trained in or conversant with: she was perfect in French. 2 [ attrib. ] absolute; complete (used for emphasis ): a perfect stranger | all that Joseph said made perfect sense to me. 3 Mathematics (of a number ) equal to the sum of its positive divisors, e.g. the number 6, whose divisors (1, 2, 3 ) also add up to 6. 4 Grammar (of a tense ) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating (present perfect ), they had eaten (past perfect ), and they will have eaten (future perfect ). 5 Botany (of a flower ) having both stamens and carpels present and functional. • Entomology (of an insect ) fully adult and (typically ) winged. 6 Botany denoting the stage or state of a fungus in which the sexually produced spores are formed. ▶verb |pəˈfɛkt | [ with obj. ] make (something ) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible: he's busy perfecting his bowling technique. • archaic bring to completion; finish. • complete (a printed sheet of paper ) by printing the second side. • Law satisfy the necessary conditions or requirements for the transfer of (a gift, title, etc. ). ▶noun |ˈpəːfɪkt | (the perfect ) Grammar the perfect tense. DERIVATIVES perfecter |ˈpəːfɛktə |noun, perfectibility |pəˌfɛktɪˈbɪlɪti |noun, perfectible |pəˈfɛktɪb (ə )l |adjective, perfectness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French perfet, from Latin perfectus ‘completed ’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely ’ + facere ‘do ’.
perfecta
perfecta |pəˈfɛktə | ▶noun N. Amer. a bet in which the first two places in a race must be predicted in the correct order. Compare with quinella. ORIGIN 1970s: from Latin American Spanish quiniela perfecta ‘perfect quinella ’.
perfect binding
per |fect bind |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of bookbinding in which the leaves are bound by gluing rather than sewing.
perfect cadence
per |fect ca |dence ▶noun Music a cadence in which the chord of the dominant immediately precedes that of the tonic.
perfect competition
per |fect com |pe ¦ti ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] the situation prevailing in a market in which buyers and sellers are so numerous and well informed that all elements of monopoly are absent and the market price of a commodity is beyond the control of individual buyers and sellers.
perfect crime
per fect crime ▶noun a crime so ingeniously contrived and carefully executed that it cannot be detected or solved.
perfect fifth
per |fect fifth ▶noun Music see fifth.
perfect fourth
per |fect fourth ▶noun Music see fourth.
perfect game
per fect game ▶noun Baseball a game in which all the batters from one team are retired in order, with no one reaching base.
perfect gas
per |fect gas ▶noun another term for ideal gas.
perfection
per |fec ¦tion |pəˈfɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state or quality of being perfect: the satiny perfection of her skin | his pursuit of golfing perfection. • a person or thing considered to be perfect: I am told that she is perfection itself. • the action or process of improving something until it is faultless: among the key tasks was the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management. PHRASES to perfection in a way that could not be better; perfectly: a blue suit that showed off her blonde hair to perfection. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘completeness ’): via Old French from Latin perfectio (n- ), from perficere ‘to complete ’ (see perfect ).
perfectionism
per ¦fec ¦tion |ism |pəˈfɛkʃ (ə )nɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. • Philosophy a doctrine holding that perfection is attainable, especially the theory that human moral or spiritual perfection should be or has been attained.
perfectionist
per ¦fec ¦tion |ist |pəˈfɛkʃ (ə )nɪst | ▶noun a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection: he was a perfectionist who worked slowly. ▶adjective refusing to accept any standard short of perfection. DERIVATIVES perfectionistic adjective
perfective
perfective |pəˈfɛktɪv |Grammar ▶adjective denoting or relating to an aspect of verbs in Slavic languages that expresses completed action. The opposite of imperfective. ▶noun (the perfective ) the perfective aspect.
perfectly
per |fect ¦ly |ˈpəːfɪk (t )li | ▶adverb in a manner or way that could not be better: the ring fitted perfectly | [ as submodifier ] : perfectly clean glass bottles. • [ as submodifier ] used for emphasis, especially in order to assert something that has been challenged or doubted: you know perfectly well I can't stay.
perfecto
per |fecto |pəˈfɛktəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. perfectos ) a type of cigar that is thick in the centre and tapered at each end. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Spanish, literally ‘perfect ’.
perfect pitch
per |fect pitch ▶noun [ mass noun ] the ability to recognize the pitch of a note or produce any given note; a sense of absolute pitch.
perfect rhyme
per fect rhyme ▶noun 1 the rhyme exemplified by homonyms, such as bear /bare or wear /where . 2 rhyme in which different consonants are followed by identical vowel and consonant sounds, such as in moon and June .
perfect square
per |fect square ▶noun another term for square number.
perfect storm
per |fect storm ▶noun a particularly violent storm arising from a rare combination of adverse meteorological factors. • an especially bad situation caused by a combination of unfavourable circumstances: the past two years have been a perfect storm for the travel industry.
American Oxford Thesaurus
perfect
perfect adjective 1 she strove to be the perfect wife: ideal, model, without fault, faultless, flawless, consummate, quintessential, exemplary, best, ultimate, copybook; unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, unparalleled, beyond compare, without equal, second to none, too good to be true, utopian, incomparable, nonpareil, peerless, inimitable, unexcelled, unsurpassed, unsurpassable. 2 the car was advertised as being in perfect condition: flawless, mint, as good as new, pristine, impeccable, immaculate, superb, superlative, optimum, prime, optimal, peak, excellent, faultless, as sound as a bell, unspoiled, unblemished, undamaged, spotless, unmarred; informal tip-top, A1. 3 a perfect copy: exact, precise, accurate, faithful, correct, unerring, inerrant, right, true, strict; informal on the money. 4 the perfect Christmas present for golfers: ideal, just right, right, appropriate, fitting, fit, suitable, apt, made to order, tailor-made; very. 5 she felt like a perfect idiot: absolute, complete, total, real, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, downright, utter, sheer, arrant, unmitigated, unqualified, veritable, in every respect, unalloyed. ▶verb he's busy perfecting his bowling technique: improve, better, polish (up ), hone, refine, put the finishing /final touches to, brush up, fine-tune.
perfection
perfection noun 1 the perfection of her technique: improvement, betterment, refinement, refining, honing. 2 for him, she was still perfection: the ideal, a paragon, the ne plus ultra, a nonpareil, the crème de la crème, the last word, the ultimate, the best; informal one in a million, the tops, da bomb; dated, informal the bee's knees, the cat's meow /pajamas /whiskers.
perfectionist
perfectionist noun the just-so placement of every little figurine and throw pillow immediately gave him away as a perfectionist: purist, stickler for perfection, idealist; pedant.
perfectly
perfectly adverb 1 a perfectly cooked meal: faultlessly, superbly, superlatively, excellently, flawlessly, to perfection, without fault, ideally, inimitably, incomparably, impeccably, immaculately, exquisitely, consummately; informal like a dream, to a T. 2 I think we understand each other perfectly: absolutely, utterly, completely, altogether, entirely, wholly, totally, thoroughly, fully, in every respect. 3 you know perfectly well that is not what I meant: very, quite, full; informal damn, damned, darned, bloody.
Oxford Thesaurus
perfect
perfect adjective |(stress on the first syllable ) | 1 she strove to be the perfect wife: ideal, model, without fault, faultless, flawless, consummate, quintessential, exemplary, best, best-example, ultimate, copybook. 2 it was a perfect holiday: superb, exquisite, superlative, excellent, wonderful, marvellous, beautiful, sublime, magnificent, idyllic, blissful, Utopian; unrivalled, unequalled, matchless, unparalleled, beyond compare, without equal, second to none, too good to be true, unmatched, incomparable, nonpareil, peerless, inimitable, unexcelled, unsurpassed, unsurpassable; informal out of this world, terrific, fantastic, fabulous, great, super, heavenly, glorious, gorgeous, stellar, divine, phenomenal, sensational, dreamy, fab, fabby, fantabulous, awesome, to die for, magic, ace; Brit. informal brilliant, brill, bosting; rare unexampled, indefectible. 3 an E-type Jaguar in perfect condition: flawless, mint, as good as new, pristine, impeccable, immaculate, superb, superlative, optimum, prime, optimal, peak, excellent, faultless, as sound as a bell, unspoilt, unblemished, undamaged, spotless, unmarred, unimpaired; informal tip-top, A1. 4 a perfect copy: exact, precise, accurate, faithful, correct, unerring, right, close, true, strict; Brit. informal spot on; N. Amer. informal on the money. ANTONYMS imperfect, faulty, defective. 5 the perfect Christmas present for golfers everywhere: ideal, just right, right, appropriate, fitting, fit, suitable, apt, made to order, tailor-made; very; Brit. informal spot on, just the job. 6 she felt a perfect idiot: absolute, complete, total, real, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, downright, utter, sheer, consummate, unmitigated, unqualified, veritable, in every respect, unalloyed; Brit. informal right; Austral. /NZ informal fair; archaic arrant. ▶verb |(stress on the second syllable ) |he's busy perfecting his bowling technique: improve, make perfect, bring to perfection, better, polish (up ), burnish, hone, refine, consummate, put the finishing /final touches to, ameliorate, brush up, fine-tune; rare meliorate.
perfection
perfection noun 1 the satiny perfection of her skin: flawlessness, excellence, superbness, sublimity, exquisiteness, magnificence, perfectness, faultlessness, impeccability, immaculateness, exemplariness. 2 for her, he was still perfection: the ideal, a paragon, the ne plus ultra, the beau idéal, a nonpareil, the crème de la crème, the last word, the ultimate, a dream; informal one in a million, the tops, the best /greatest thing since sliced bread, the bee's knees; archaic a nonesuch. 3 the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management: improvement, betterment, refinement, refining, perfecting, polishing, amelioration; rare melioration.
perfectionist
perfectionist noun purist, stickler for perfection, idealist, pedant, precisionist, formalist; archaic precisian.
perfectly
perfectly adverb 1 a perfectly cooked meal | things have worked out perfectly: superbly, superlatively, excellently, flawlessly, faultlessly, to perfection, without fault, ideally, wonderfully, marvellously, magnificently, sublimely, admirably, inimitably, incomparably, impeccably, immaculately, exquisitely, consummately; N. Amer. to a fare-thee-well; informal like a dream, to a T, terrifically, fantastically. ANTONYMS badly. 2 I think we understand each other perfectly: absolutely, utterly, completely, altogether, entirely, wholly, totally, thoroughly, fully, quite, in every respect. 3 you know perfectly well that is not what I meant: very, quite, full; informal damn, damned; Brit. informal jolly, bloody; N. Amer. informal darned; archaic or N. English right.
French Dictionary
perfectibilité
perfectibilité n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est perfectible.
perfectible
perfectible adj. adjectif Susceptible d ’être amélioré. ANTONYME imperfectible .
perfection
perfection n. f. nom féminin État de ce qui est parfait. SYNONYME excellence ; idéal . LOCUTION À la perfection Parfaitement. : Il chante à la perfection.
perfectionnement
perfectionnement n. m. nom masculin 1 Action d ’améliorer, de mettre au point quelque chose. : Le perfectionnement d ’une imprimante. 2 Action de donner de la formation au personnel d ’une entreprise, d ’un organisme. : Des cours de perfectionnement.
perfectionner
perfectionner v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Améliorer, mettre au point quelque chose. : Étienne veut perfectionner son programme informatique. 2 Donner une meilleure formation à quelqu ’un. : Perfectionner des infographistes. verbe pronominal Améliorer ses connaissances, progresser. : Marie-Ève voudrait se perfectionner en anglais avec Lenny. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Plusieurs diplômés se sont perfectionnés tout au long de leur carrière. aimer
perfectionnisme
perfectionnisme n. m. nom masculin Recherche excessive de l ’excellence.
perfectionniste
perfectionniste n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui fait preuve de perfectionnisme.
Spanish Dictionary
perfectamente
perfectamente adverbio 1 Con perfección o de manera perfecta :respondió perfectamente al examen, y le pondrán un 10; son unos grandes actores e interpretan perfectamente sus papeles; habla el guaraní perfectamente .2 Indica que la acción o estado denotados por el verbo se producen en un grado o con una intensidad muy elevada :sabes perfectamente que no tienes razón; sus propuestas satisfacían perfectamente todas nuestras necesidades; me encuentro perfectamente; vi perfectamente lo que hacías .3 Antepuesto a un adjetivo o a los adverbios bien y mal , indica un grado muy elevado en la propiedad que estos expresan, próximo a lo que se considera perfecto; generalmente se utiliza con adjetivos relacionados con los sentidos o las actividades intelectivas humanas :la ciudad resulta perfectamente visible desde la distancia; me pareció perfectamente consciente de su situación; su imagen estaba perfectamente estudiada .4 coloquial Cuando se hace una valoración o una hipótesis que puede parecer inverosímil o exagerada, indica que se cree que lo que se afirma es realmente posible :habré recibido perfectamente unas treinta cartas; perfectamente puede acabar la carrera en la mitad del tiempo que los demás; si se lo dices, es capaz perfectamente de responderte una grosería .5 interjección Se utiliza en una respuesta para expresar asentimiento o conformidad plenos :―¿Vendrías al cine con nosotros? ―Perfectamente .
perfectibilidad
perfectibilidad nombre femenino Cualidad de lo que es perfectible :la perfectibilidad humana .
perfectible
perfectible adjetivo Que puede ser perfeccionado :utensilios perfectibles; los sofistas partían de la idea de que la naturaleza humana es perfectible mediante la enseñanza; la teoría moderna del progreso parte de supuestos no demostrados, como que el ser humano sea indefinidamente perfectible .ANTÓNIMO imperfectible .
perfectivo, -va
perfectivo, -va adjetivo 1 ling [aspecto verbal ] Que presenta la acción designada por el verbo como terminada :el pretérito perfecto simple y todos los tiempos compuestos son perfectivos .SINÓNIMO desinente, perfecto .ANTÓNIMO imperfectivo .2 ling [verbo ] Que expresa una acción que se acaba en el mismo momento en que se realiza :‘nacer ’, ‘morir ’ y ‘estornudar ’ son verbos perfectivos .SINÓNIMO perfecto .
perfecto, -ta
perfecto, -ta adjetivo 1 Que tiene todas las cualidades requeridas o deseables :un crimen perfecto; una obra de arte suntuosa y técnicamente perfecta .ANTÓNIMO imperfecto .2 Que es muy adecuado para un determinado fin :los vestidos largos son perfectos para ir de fiesta .SINÓNIMO ideal .3 Indica que el calificativo al que acompaña se aplica en su sentido literal a lo que califica :un perfecto degenerado; un perfecto caballero; un perfecto mirador .Se usa antepuesto al calificativo .4 ling Perfectivo .5 adjetivo /nombre masculino ling [tiempo verbal ] Que expresa una acción ya acabada, es decir, no en su transcurso o realización :el pretérito perfecto simple y todos los tiempos compuestos son tiempos del perfecto .6 perfecto adverbio coloquial Se utiliza como respuesta para expresar conformidad plena :―¿Vamos a tomar un café? ―Perfecto .SINÓNIMO ideal . VÉASE pretérito perfecto; pretérito perfecto simple . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín perfectus ‘perfecto ’, ‘acabado ’, participio de perficere ‘llevar a cabo ’, ‘hacer completamente ’, derivado de facere ‘hacer ’. De la familia etimológica de hacer (V.).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
perfect
per fect /pə́ː r fɪkt / (! 形容詞 名詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 〖per (完全に )fect (する )〗(名 )perfection, (副 )perfectly 形容詞 通例比較なし /1 , 3 はmore ～; most ～1 完全な , 完璧 （かんぺき ）な , 申し分ない ; 適当な (→complete 類義 )▸ a perfect crime 完全犯罪 ▸ The weather was perfect .天候は申し分なかった ▸ Nobody is perfect .｟話 ｠完璧な人はいない (!非難されたときの弁解, または相手へのなぐさめで ) 2 (欠点 傷などがなく )完全な (flawless ); 〈物が 〉全部そろっている , 欠けていない ▸ perfect white teeth 完全な白い歯 3 【人 物に 】最適の (ideal ) «for » ▸ She's perfect for you .彼女は君にぴったりの人物だよ 4 正確な , 寸分たがわぬ ▸ a perfect square 正方形 ▸ perfect timing 正確なタイミング 5 ｟話 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗まったくの (complete )▸ a perfect stranger 赤の他人 6 〈人が 〉 «…に » 熟達した , すぐれた «in » .7 〘文法 〙〖名詞 の前で 〗完了の 〈時制 〉.名詞 〘文法 〙〖the ～〗完了時制 [形 ]; 動詞の完了形 ▸ the present [past ] perfect 現在 [過去 ]完了形 .動詞 /pə r fékt /他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈物 事 〉を完成する , 仕上げる ; …を完全なものにする ▸ perfect the technique of heating water 水を温める技術を完成する 2 〖～ oneself 〗〈人が 〉【仕事などに 】熟達する «in » ▸ perfect oneself in one's duties 職務に熟達している .～̀ g á me 〘野球 〙完全試合 ; 〘スポーツ 〙(ボウリングの )パーフェクト .～̀ p á rticiple 過去分詞 .～̀ p í tch 〘楽 〙絶対音感 .～̀ t é nse 〘文法 〙〖the ～〗完了時制 .
perfectible
per fect i ble /pə r féktəb (ə )l /形容詞 完全にできる [なれる ].
perfection
per fec tion /pə r fékʃ (ə )n /→perfect 名詞 U 1 完全 (であること ); 完璧 （かんぺき ）▸ reach perfection 完全の域に達する ▸ strive for perfection 完璧を目指して努力する 2 〖通例the ～〗完成 , 仕上げ , 成熟 ▸ the perfection of that building あの建物の完成 (までの仕上げ )3 極致 , 模範 , 典型 ▸ the perfection of beauty 美の極致 4 完璧な人 [物 ].to perf é ction 完全 [完璧 ]に ▸ The white wine is chilled to perfection .その白ワインは完璧に冷やしてある
perfectionism
per f é c tion ì sm 名詞 U 完全主義論 .
perfectionist
per f é c tion ist 名詞 C 完璧 （かんぺき ）[完全 ]主義者 .
perfectly
per fect ly /pə́ː r fɪk (t )li /→perfect 副詞 more ～; most ～/2 は比較なし 1 完璧 （かんぺき ）に , 申し分なく (!動詞 を修飾する ) ▸ The jacket fitted me perfectly .そのジャケットは私にぴったり合った 2 (困惑して 疑わしげに )まったく , とても (quite ); (悪い意味で )この上なく , ひどく (!形容詞 副詞 を修飾する ) ▸ You know perfectly well what I mean! 私が言いたいことはよくわかっているだろう ▸ That's a perfectly good question .とんでもなくすばらしい質問じゃないか (!反語的に )
perfecto
per fec to /pə r féktoʊ /名詞 複 ～s C (両端が細い )葉巻 .
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