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- [adjective, noun pur-fikt; verb per-fekt]
- /adjective, noun ˈpɜr fɪkt; verb pərˈfɛkt/
- /ˈpɜːfɪkt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [adjective, noun pur-fikt; verb per-fekt]
- /adjective, noun ˈpɜr fɪkt; verb pərˈfɛkt/
Definitions of perfect word
- adjective perfect conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman. 1
- adjective perfect excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement: There is no perfect legal code. The proportions of this temple are almost perfect. 1
- adjective perfect exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose: a perfect actor to play Mr. Micawber; a perfect saw for cutting out keyholes. 1
- adjective perfect entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings: a perfect apple; the perfect crime. 1
- adjective perfect accurate, exact, or correct in every detail: a perfect copy. 1
- adjective perfect thorough; complete; utter: perfect strangers. 1
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Origin of perfect
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; < Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere to finish, bring to completion (per- per- + -fec-, combining form of facere to do1 + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English parfit < Old French < Latin as above
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Parts of speech for Perfect
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perfect popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perfect usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perfect
adj perfect
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
- all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
verb perfect
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
adjective perfect
- absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
- cleanhanded — free from guilt
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- crimeless — free from crime; innocent
- defectless — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
Antonyms for perfect
adj perfect
verb perfect
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- blemish — A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
adjective perfect
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
- errable — Liable to error; fallible.
- hospitalised — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
Top questions with perfect
- how to cook the perfect steak?
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Matching words
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