Perfect
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Precisely accurate or exact
"Perfect timing"
(2)   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"

noun


(3)   A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

verb


(4)   Make perfect or complete
"Perfect your French in Paris!"
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Etymology 1


From , from (modern: ), from , perfect passive participle of , from + .

Adjective



  1. Fitting its definition precisely.
    a perfect circle
  2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
    That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
  3. Thoroughly skilled or talented.
    Practice makes perfect.
  4. Excellent and delightful in all respects.
    a perfect day
  5. (of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
  6. Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
  7. Having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
  8. Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.

Synonyms
accurate, flawless expert, proficient mature bisexual, hermaphroditic

Etymology 1


From , from (modern: ), from , perfect passive participle of , from + .

Adjective



  1. Fitting its definition precisely.
    a perfect circle
  2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
    That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
  3. Thoroughly skilled or talented.
    Practice makes perfect.
  4. Excellent and delightful in all respects.
    a perfect day
  5. (of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
  6. Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
  7. Having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
  8. Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.

Synonyms
accurate, flawless expert, proficient mature bisexual, hermaphroditic

Etymology 1


From , from (modern: ), from , perfect passive participle of , from + .

Adjective



  1. Fitting its definition precisely.
    a perfect circle
  2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
    That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
  3. Thoroughly skilled or talented.
    Practice makes perfect.
  4. Excellent and delightful in all respects.
    a perfect day
  5. (of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
  6. Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
  7. Having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
  8. Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.

Synonyms
accurate, flawless expert, proficient mature bisexual, hermaphroditic
  • See also Wikisaurus:flawless

Etymology 2


From or from

Verb



  1. To make perfect; to improve or hone.
    I am going to perfect this article.
    You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.
  2. To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
    perfect an appeal; perfect an interest; perfect a judgment
 
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