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[ per-fek-shuh-nist ] / pərˈfɛk ʃə nɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perfectionist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism. a person who demands perfection of himself, herself, or others. adjectiveof, relating to, or distinguished by perfection or perfectionism. Origin of perfectionistFirst recorded in 1650–60; perfection + -ist OTHER WORDS FROM perfectionistper·fec·tion·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby perfectionistperfectibility of man, perfectible, perfecting press, perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist, perfective, perfectivize, perfectly, perfect number, perfecto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perfectionistThis perfectionist, however, has become unhinged—just how Coupe likes it. Eliza Coupe Finds Her ‘Happy Ending’ With ‘Benched’|Kevin Fallon|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST They repeat tasks over and over with a ritualistic and often perfectionist bent. Why Tourette’s May Be Tim Howard’s Secret Weapon on the Field|Michael Daly|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST "Bernice Reig was always too much of a perfectionist to allow a franchised store out of her control," Mr. Hoch told us. The Real Cheeseburger Paradise|Jane & Michael Stern|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Off the track, she had been a perfectionist pre-med student with a perfect GPA. Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression?|Emily de la Bruyere|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She's a perfectionist and if she does give TV a go she'd give Oprah a run for her money! Miley Cyrus Wears Black Pasties; Naomi Campbell May Score Her Own Talk Show|The Fashion Beast Team|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST "Yes, my friends do," admitted the perfectionist, with an accent that was supposed to be crushing. The Madigans|Miriam Michelson That doesn't mean he is a perfectionist in many things, that he etches as well as he paints, that he composes as well as he draws. Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker I was asked by my host, whether I did read or not, what appeared shortly before that in Noyse's "Perfectionist" against me. Secret Enemies of True Republicanism|Andrew B. Smolnikar His rages, then, are the spasms of pain of a perfectionist wounded by imperfection. The World's Great Men of Music|Harriette Brower Stevenson is a perfectionist, and that way lies madness for all save a few valiant spirits.
British Dictionary definitions for perfectionist
nouna person who strives for or demands the highest standards of excellence in work, etc a person who believes the doctrine of perfectionism adjectiveof or relating to perfectionism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perfectionistidealist, quibbler, fusspot, purist, formalist, fussbudget, nit-picker |