perfect

adj.

1. Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind.
2. Being without defect or blemish: a perfect specimen.
3. Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient.
4. Completely suited for a particular purpose or situation: She was the perfect actress for the part.
5. 1. Completely corresponding to a description, standard, or type: a perfect circle; a perfect gentleman.
   2. Accurately reproducing an original: a perfect copy of the painting.
6. Complete; thorough; utter: a perfect fool.
7. Pure; undiluted; unmixed: perfect red.
8. Excellent and delightful in all respects: a perfect day.
9. Botany. Having both stamens and pistils in the same flower; monoclinous.
10. Grammar. Of, relating to, or constituting a verb form expressing action completed prior to a fixed point of reference in time.
11. Music. Designating the three basic intervals of the octave, fourth, and fifth.

n.

1. Grammar. The perfect tense.
2. A verb or verb form in the perfect tense.

tr.v., -fect·ed, -fect·ing, -fects. (pər-fĕkt')
To bring to perfection or completion.

[Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere, to finish : per-, per- + facere, to do.]

perfecter per·fect'er n.
perfectness per'fect·ness n.

SYNONYMS   perfect, consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable. These adjectives mean being wholly without flaw: a perfect diamond; a consummate performer; faultless logic; a flawless instrumental technique; speaks impeccable French.

USAGE NOTE   Some people maintain that perfect is an absolute term like chief and prime, and therefore cannot be modified by more, quite, relatively, and other qualifiers of degree. But the qualification of perfect has many reputable precedents (most notably in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution in the phrase "in order to form a more perfect Union"). By the same token, perfect often means "ideal for the purposes," as in There could be no more perfect spot for the picnic, where modification by degree makes perfect sense. See Usage Notes at absolute, equal, unique.

A cocktail term for drinks made with half sweet and half dry vermouth. For instance, a manhattan which is made with sweet vermouth, becomes a "perfect Manhattan" when made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth.

adjective

1. Lacking nothing essential or normal: complete, entire, full, intact, integral, whole. See part/whole.
2. In excellent condition: entire, flawless, good, intact, sound², unblemished, unbroken, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, whole. See thrive/fail/exist.
3. Without imperfections or blemishes, as a line or contour: clean, regular. See beautiful/ugly.
4. Conforming to an ultimate form of perfection or excellence: exemplary, ideal, model, supreme. See good/bad.
5. Not more or less: complete, entire, full, good, round, whole. See part/whole, precise/imprecise.
6. Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, plain, pure, sheer², thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter². Informal flat-out, positive. Chiefly British blooming. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.
7. Free from extraneous elements: absolute, plain, pure, sheer², simple, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed. See clean/dirty.
8. Supremely excellent in quality or nature: absolute, consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable, indefectible, unflawed. See good/bad.

verb

To bring to perfection or completion: polish, refine, smooth. Idioms: smooth off the rough edges. See better/worse.

adj

Definition: accurate, correct
Antonyms: imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, wrong

adj

Definition: flawless, superlative
Antonyms: defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect, inferior, second-rate, unbroken

adj

Definition: whole, intact
Antonyms: broken, imperfect, incomplete, part, partial, unfinished

v

Definition: polish; achieve
Antonyms: destroy, ruin

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Term used in early mensural Notation to denote a relationship of 3:1 (as opposed to imperfect, 2:1) in time (the relation between semibreve/whole-note and breve/double whole-note) or prolation (the relation between minim/half-note and semibreve/whole-note).

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Complete; finished; executed; enforceable; without defect; merchantable; marketable.

To perfect a title is to record or register it in the proper place so that one's ownership will be established against all others.

IN BRIEF: Complete in every way and having no faults or errors.

Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. — Annette Funicello

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fuldkommen, nøjagtig, fuldstændig, perfekt
v. tr. - gøre fuldkommen, perfektionere, forbedre, gøre færdig
n. - førnutid, perfektum

idioms:

• perfect binding    rentryk
• perfect interval    perfekt interval
• perfect pitch    absolut gehør
• perfect square    kvadratrodstal

Nederlands (Dutch)
volmaakt, volkomen, voltooid, voortreffelijk, voltooid tegenwoordige tijd, perfectioneren, volmaken, verbeteren, voltooien, keerzijde bedrukken (van blad)

Français (French)
adj. - exemplaire, idéal, véritable, (Ling) parfait
v. tr. - perfectionner
n. - (Ling) parfait

idioms:

• perfect binding    collé (reliure d'un livre)
• perfect interval    (Mus) intervalle parfait
• perfect pitch    (Mus) (avoir) l'oreille absolue
• perfect square    carré parfait

Deutsch (German)
v. - perfektionieren, vervollkommnen
n. - Perfekt
adj. - perfekt, vollkommen, vollendet, absolut

idioms:

• perfect binding    Buchbindetechnik des Klebens
• perfect interval    (Mus.) reines Intervall
• perfect pitch    (Mus.) absolutes Gehör
• perfect square    Quadratzahl

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τελειοποιώ, συμπληρώνω, ολοκληρώνω, φέρω εις πέρας
n. - (γραμμ.) συντελεσμένος (χρόνος)
adj. - τέλειος, πλήρης, τελειωμένος, (γραμμ.) (για χρόνο) τετελεσμένος/συντελεσμένος

idioms:

• perfect binding    είδος θερμοπλαστικής βιβλιοδεσίας
• perfect interval    (μουσ.) τέλειο/καθαρό διάστημα
• perfect pitch    τέλειος τόνος
• perfect square    τέλειο τετράγωνο

Italiano (Italian)
perfezionare, migliorare, completare, portare a termine, perfetto, passato remoto, completo, esatto

idioms:

• perfect binding    rilegato a colla
• perfect interval    accordo perfetto
• perfect pitch    intonazione giusta
• perfect square    quadrato perfetto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aperfeiçoar, melhorar, completar
n. - tempo perfeito (Gram.)
adj. - perfeito, completo, terminado, puro, correto, completamente adequado

idioms:

• perfect binding    união perfeita
• perfect interval    intervalo perfeito (Mús.)
• perfect pitch    campo perfeito
• perfect square    quadrado perfeito (Mat.)

Русский (Russian)
доводить до совершенства, совершенный вид, совершенный, безупречный

idioms:

• perfect binding    точный переплет
• perfect interval    точный промежуток
• perfect pitch    абсолютный слух
• perfect square    точный квадрат

Español (Spanish)
adj. - perfecto, ejemplar, completo
v. tr. - perfeccionar
n. - pretérito perfecto

idioms:

• perfect binding    encuadernación perfecta
• perfect interval    intervalo perfecto
• perfect pitch    tener oído perfecto, perfecta afinación o grado del diapasón, lanzamiento perfecto (deporte)
• perfect square    cuadrado perfecto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fullända, finslipa
n. - perfektum (gram.)
adj. - perfekt, fullständig, idealisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
完美的, 理想的, 全然的, 使完美, 使熟练, 修改, 完成式

idioms:

• perfect binding    无线胶订, 胶装
• perfect interval    完全音程
• perfect pitch    完全音高感
• perfect square    完全平方

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 完美的, 理想的, 全然的
v. tr. - 使完美, 使熟練, 修改
n. - 完成式

idioms:

• perfect binding    無線膠訂, 膠裝
• perfect interval    完全音程
• perfect pitch    完全音高感
• perfect square    完全平方

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 완전한, 아주 숙달한, 조금도 틀림없는
v. tr. - 완성하다, (사람을 ~에) 숙달 시키다, 개선 하다
n. - 완료 시제, 완료형

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 完了時制, 完了形
v. - 完全にする, 仕上げる
adj. - 完全な, 欠けていない, 全くの, 正確な, 完了の, 理想的な

idioms:

• perfect binding    無線綴じ
• perfect interval    完全音程
• perfect pitch    絶対音感
• perfect square    完全平方

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكمل, يتقن, يتمم (الاسم) كامل, لا عيب فيه (صفه) مثالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מושלם, שלם, מדוייק, ללא פגם, מצויין‬
v. tr. - ‮שכלל, עשה באופן מושלם‬
n. - ‮עבר מושלם‬

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