Perfection Definition

pər-fĕkshən
noun
The act or process of perfecting.
Webster's New World
The quality or condition of being perfect; extreme degree of excellence according to a given standard.
Webster's New World
A person or thing that is the perfect embodiment of some quality.
Webster's New World
An instance of excellence.
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verb

(obsolete) To perfect.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Other Word Forms of Perfection

Noun

Singular:
perfection
Plural:
perfections

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Origin of Perfection

  • From Old French perfection, from Latin perfectio

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Perfection Sentence Examples

  • You can't expect all this perfection to happen without a lot of work.

  • But experience soon proved the superiority of the spider web; its perfection of shape, its lightness and elasticity, have led to its universal adoption.

  • He surveyed the perfection of her bearing while she spoke.

  • But, in the words of the same article, " This application of steam has not yet arrived at such perfection as to have brought it into general use."

  • Pierre, in reply, sincerely agreed with her as to Helene's perfection of manner.

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Words Starting With

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NONION

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