perfection

per·fec·tion

P0187400 (pər-fĕk′shən)n.1. The quality or condition of being perfect.2. The act or process of perfecting: Perfection of the invention took years.3. A person or thing considered to be perfect.4. An instance of excellence.

perfection

(pəˈfɛkʃən) n1. the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect2. the highest degree of a quality, etc: the perfection of faithfulness. 3. an embodiment of perfection[C13: from Latin perfectiō a completing, from perficere to finish]

per•fec•tion

(pərˈfɛk ʃən)

n. 1. the state or quality of being or becoming perfect. 2. the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in an art. 3. a perfect embodiment of something. 4. a quality, trait, or feature of the highest degree of excellence. 5. the highest or most nearly perfect degree of a quality or trait. 6. the act or fact of perfecting. [1175–1225; Middle English perfectiun, perfeccioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin perfectiō completion]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defectflawlessness, ne plus ultrastate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"dream - someone or something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"refinement, polish, finish, cultivation, culture - a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conradfare-thee-well - state of perfection; the utmost degree; "they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well"intactness - the state of being unimpairedimperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect
	2.	perfection - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a conceptbeau ideal, paragon, idolideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attaingold standard - a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged"
	3.	perfection - the act of making something perfectimprovement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"

perfection

noun1. excellence, integrity, superiority, purity, wholeness, sublimity, exquisiteness, faultlessness, flawlessness, perfectness, immaculateness the quest for physical perfection2. the ideal, the crown, the last word, one in a million (informal), a paragon, the crème de la crème, the acme, a nonpareil, the beau idéal She seems to be perfection itself.3. accomplishment, achieving, achievement, polishing, evolution, refining, completion, realization, fulfilment, consummation the woman credited with the perfection of this technique4. exactness, precision, correctness, exactitude, exactness, meticulousness, preciseness the mathematical perfection of a Bach fugueQuotations
"Perfection is the child of Time" [Bishop Joseph Hall Works]

perfection

nounA special feature or quality that confers superiority:beauty, distinction, excellence, merit, virtue.

Translations

尽善尽美

perfect

(ˈpəːfikt) adjective1. without fault or flaw; excellent. a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose. 無瑕的，完美的 无瑕的，完美的 2. exact. a perfect copy. 精確的 精确的3. very great; complete. a perfect stranger. 完全的 完全的 (pəˈfekt) verb to make perfect. He went to France to perfect his French. 使精通 使精通perˈfection (-ʃən) noun the state of being perfect. Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare. 盡善盡美 尽善尽美perˈfectionist (-ʃə-) noun a person who is only satisfied if what he is doing is perfect. She's a perfectionist – her work is perfect in every detail. 追求盡善盡美的人 追求尽善尽美的人ˈperfectly adverb1. without mistakes or flaws. She performed the dance perfectly. 完美地 完美地2. very; completely. He was perfectly happy. 完全地 完全地

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