per|fect´er — per|fect «adjective, noun. PUR fihkt; verb. puhr FEHKT», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. having no faults; not spoiled at any point; without defect: »a perfect spelling paper, a perfect apple, a perfect life. Perfect work shows great care.… … Useful english dictionary
per|fect — «adjective, noun. PUR fihkt; verb. puhr FEHKT», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. having no faults; not spoiled at any point; without defect: »a perfect spelling paper, a perfect apple, a perfect life. Perfect work shows great care. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
per´fect|ness — per|fect «adjective, noun. PUR fihkt; verb. puhr FEHKT», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. having no faults; not spoiled at any point; without defect: »a perfect spelling paper, a perfect apple, a perfect life. Perfect work shows great care.… … Useful english dictionary
per|fect storm — «PUR fihkt strm», a specific or rare combination of factors that produces a big effect or leads to a dramatic or catastrophic outcome: »Our knee jerk response is to view the frenzy as another perfect storm of modern American culture: celebrity,… … Useful english dictionary
per|fect-bound — «PUR fihkt BOWND», adjective. (of a book) bound by perfect binding … Useful english dictionary
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|fect|i|ble — «puhr FEHK tuh buhl», adjective. capable of becoming, or being made, perfect; able to attain perfection: »Man, he thought, was perfectible, and a little calm argument would make him perfect (Leslie Stephen) … Useful english dictionary
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im|per´fect|ness — im|per|fect «ihm PUR fihkt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not perfect; having some defect or fault: »A crack in the cup made it imperfect. 2. not complete; lacking some part: »The imperfect set of dominoes had lost several pieces over the years. 3.… … Useful english dictionary