'Perfect' definitions:
Definition of 'perfect'
From: WordNet
adjective
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" [ant: imperfect]
adjective
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" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated]
adjective
Precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing"
noun
A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn: perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense]
verb
Make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" [syn: perfect, hone]
Definition of 'Perfect'
From: GCIDE
- Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r*f[e^]kt" or p[~e]r"f[e^]kt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perfected; p. pr. & vb. n. Perfecting.] [L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere. See Perfect, a.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us. --1 John iv. 12. [1913 Webster]
- Inquire into the nature and properties of the things, . . . and thereby perfect our ideas of their distinct species. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Perfecting press (Print.), a press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To finish; accomplish; complete; consummate. [1913 Webster] perfectibility
Definition of 'Perfect'
From: GCIDE
- Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r"f[e^]kt), n. The perfect tense, or a form in that tense. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Perfect'
From: GCIDE
- Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r"f[e^]kt), a. [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. [1913 Webster]
- My strength is made perfect in weakness. --2 Cor. xii. 9. [1913 Webster]
- Three glorious suns, each one a perfect sun. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I fear I am not in my perfect mind. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- O most entire perfect sacrifice! --Keble. [1913 Webster]
- God made thee perfect, not immutable. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Well informed; certain; sure. [1913 Webster]
- I am perfect that the Pannonians are now in arms. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; -- said of a flower. [1913 Webster]
- Perfect cadence (Mus.), a complete and satisfactory close in the 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; also called the perfective tense. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Finished; consummate; complete; entire; faultless; blameless; unblemished. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perfect'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- accomplish,
- accomplished,
- accurate,
- achieve,
- adept,
- admitting no exception,
- adroit,
- all right,
- all-embracing,
- all-encompassing,
- all-out,
- all-pervading,
- ameliorate,
- aorist,
- appropriate,
- apt,
- arrant,
- authentic,
- beautify,
- best,
- better,
- beyond all praise,
- blameless,
- born,
- broad-based,
- button up,
- call off,
- cancel,
- cap,
- carry out,
- carry through,
- carry to completion,
- categorical,
- chaste,
- classical,
- clean,
- clean up,
- clear,
- climax,
- close out,
- close up,
- complete,
- comprehensive,
- conclude,
- conclusive,
- congenital,
- consummate,
- correct,
- crass,
- crown,
- culminate,
- cultivate,
- dead right,
- decided,
- decisive,
- deep-dyed,
- defectless,
- definite,
- definitive,
- deft,
- delete,
- determinate,
- develop,
- dispose of,
- do to perfection,
- downright,
- drop the curtain,
- durative,
- dyed-in-the-wool,
- effect,
- egregious,
- elaborate,
- embellish,
- emend,
- end,
- end off,
- entire,
- evolve,
- exact,
- exceed,
- excel,
- excellent,
- execute,
- exhaustive,
- experienced,
- expert,
- explicit,
- express,
- expunge,
- exquisite,
- extinguish,
- faultless,
- final,
- finalize,
- finish,
- finish off,
- finish up,
- finished,
- fit,
- fitting,
- fixed,
- flagrant,
- flat,
- flat-out,
- flawless,
- fold up,
- fulfilled,
- full,
- fully realized,
- future,
- future perfect,
- get done,
- get it over,
- get over with,
- get through,
- get through with,
- gifted,
- give the quietus,
- glaring,
- global,
- go one better,
- gross,
- historical present,
- holy,
- ideal,
- illimitable,
- immaculate,
- impeccable,
- imperfect,
- implicit,
- improve,
- improve on,
- inappealable,
- incomparable,
- indefectible,
- indefective,
- indisputable,
- infallible,
- inimitable,
- intact,
- integral,
- intensive,
- intolerable,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- just right,
- kayo,
- kibosh,
- kill,
- knock out,
- KO,
- letter-perfect,
- lifelike,
- limitless,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- matchless,
- mature,
- mere,
- meticulous,
- model,
- mop up,
- needed,
- no strings,
- nonpareil,
- OK,
- okay,
- omnibus,
- omnipresent,
- open,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- outweigh,
- overbalance,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overpass,
- overtop,
- past,
- past perfect,
- peerless,
- peremptory,
- perfected,
- pervasive,
- plain,
- plenary,
- plumb,
- pluperfect,
- point tense,
- polish,
- polish off,
- polished,
- positive,
- precious,
- precise,
- predominate,
- preponderate,
- present,
- present perfect,
- preterit,
- prevail,
- professional,
- proficient,
- profound,
- progressive tense,
- pronounced,
- proper,
- pure,
- put paid to,
- put right,
- radical,
- rank,
- realize,
- rectify,
- refine,
- regular,
- reliable,
- required,
- requisite,
- right,
- righteous,
- ripen,
- round,
- round out,
- scrag,
- season,
- set right,
- shattering,
- sheer,
- shocking,
- shoot down,
- simple,
- sinless,
- skilled,
- sleek,
- slick,
- smooth,
- sound,
- spotless,
- stainless,
- stark,
- stark-staring,
- straight,
- straight-out,
- straight-up-and-down,
- sublime,
- suitable,
- superb,
- superlative,
- supreme,
- surpass,
- surpassing,
- sweeping,
- taintless,
- talented,
- tense,
- terminate,
- the veriest,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- through-and-through,
- top,
- top off,
- top out,
- total,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- transcend,
- true,
- trump,
- ubiquitous,
- unadulterated,
- unalloyed,
- unbearable,
- unblemished,
- unbound,
- unbounded,
- unbroken,
- uncircumscribed,
- unconditional,
- unconditioned,
- unconfined,
- unconscionable,
- uncontaminated,
- undamaged,
- undeniable,
- undiluted,
- undoubting,
- unequivocal,
- unerring,
- unexcelled,
- unfaultable,
- unflawed,
- unhampered,
- unhesitating,
- unimpaired,
- uninjured,
- universal,
- unlimited,
- unmatched,
- unmeasured,
- unmistakable,
- unmitigated,
- unmixed,
- unqualified,
- unquestioning,
- unrelieved,
- unreserved,
- unrestricted,
- unspoiled,
- unspotted,
- untainted,
- unwaivable,
- utter,
- veritable,
- very,
- whole,
- wholesale,
- wide-open,
- wind up,
- wipe out,
- without exception,
- without reserve,
- without strings,
- wrap up,
- zap
Words containing 'Perfect'
- Perfected,
- Perfecter,
- Perfectibility,
- Perfectible,
- Perfecting,
- Perfection,
- Perfectional,
- Perfective,
- Perfectively,
- Perfectly,
- Perfectness,
- To perfection,
- perfectability,
- Perfect cadence,
- Perfect chord,
- Perfect number,
- Perfect tense,
- Perfecting press,
- future perfect,
- past perfect,
- perfect game,
- perfect gas,
- perfect participle,
- perfect pitch,
- perfective aspect,
- perfective tense,
- present perfect,
- future perfect tense,
- letter-perfect,
- past perfect tense,
- present perfect tense,
- word-perfect