perfection

CEFRB1

/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of having no faults or mistakes.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.

Examples

  • The Venus de Milo is the perfection of beauty.

  • Perfection is a trifle dull.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process or act of establishing official recognition for a legal claim, generally in the context of security interests.

  2. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To perfect.

More examples

In context

  • aim for perfection

  • near-perfection

  • total perfection

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English perfeccioun, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfectiō. Equivalent to perfect + -ion. Displaced native Old English fulfremednes.