perfection
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
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the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in some art.
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a perfect embodiment or example of something.
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a quality, trait, or feature of the highest degree of excellence.
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the highest or most nearly perfect degree of a quality or trait.
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the act or fact of perfecting.
noun
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the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect
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the highest degree of a quality, etc
the perfection of faithfulness
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an embodiment of perfection
Other Word Forms
- hyperperfection noun
- nonperfection noun
- superperfection noun
Etymology
Origin of perfection
First recorded in 1175–1225; from Latin perfectiōn-, stem of perfectiō “completion, finishing”; equivalent to perfect + -ion; replacing Middle English perfeccioun, perfectiun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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It is a branch of legerdemain, but it has to be closely studied to gain perfection.
From Literature
With those names priced to perfection, investors may be looking for avenues to take profits and exit positions.
From MarketWatch
“AI has its function. But what AI does is perfection, and human beings are imperfect,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
"The reality I and others see day to day is far removed from perfection," he said.
From BBC
The Hungarian photographer recoiled at the work of American photographers such as Ansel Adams, whose “cult of technical perfection,” according to Patricia Albers, risked “killing their subjects with irrelevant detail.”
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