im|per|fect|i|bil|i|ty

im|per|fect|i|bil|i|ty
im|per|fect|i|bil|i|ty «IHM puhr FEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun.
inability to become or be made perfect: »

... the stubborn imperfectibility of human institutions (Manchester Guardian Weekly).


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  • per|fect|a|bil|i|ty — «puhr FEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun, plural ties. = perfectibility. (Cf. ↑perfectibility) …   Useful english dictionary

  • per|fect|i|bil|i|ty — «puhr FEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun, plural ties. capability of becoming, or being made, perfect: »Patience, he derives from the innermost faith in the perfectibility of man (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) …   Useful english dictionary

  • per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… …   English syllables

  • fect — af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·ble; af·fect·er; de·fect·less; ef·fect·ful; ef·fect·ible; ef·fect·less; in·fect·ibil·i·ty; in·fect·ible; per·fect·abil·i·ty; per·fect·able; per·fect·ibil·ian; per·fect·ibi·lism; per·fect·ibi·list;… …   English syllables

  • bil — ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; act·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·a·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; adopt·a·bil·i·ty; ador·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty; agree·a·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • perfectible — per•fect•i•ble [[t]pərˈfɛk tə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable • Etymology: 1625–35; < F < ML perfectibilis. See perfect, ible per•fect i•bil′i•ty, n …   From formal English to slang

  • nonperfectibility — non per•fect i•bil′i•ty n …   From formal English to slang

  • Perfectibilian — Per*fect i*bil i*an, n. A perfectionist. [R.] Ed. Rev. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Perfectibility — Per*fect i*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. perfectibilit[ e].] The quality or state of being perfectible. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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