Definitions for Imperfection
ˌɪm pərˈfɛk ʃənim·per·fec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. imperfection, imperfectnessnoun

   the state or an instance of being imperfect

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. imperfectionnoun

   Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.

   You can accept your imperfection or try to improve.

2. imperfectionnoun

   Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.

   He loves me despite my imperfections.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imperfectionnoun

   Defect; failure; fault, whether physical or moral; whether of persons or things.

   Etymology: imperfection, Fr. from imperfect.

   Laws, as all other things human, are many times full of imperfection; and that which is supposed behoveful unto men, proveth oftentimes most pernicious. Richard Hooker.

   The duke had taken to wife Anne Stanhope, a woman for many imperfections intolerable; but for pride monstrous. John Hayward.

   Imperfections would not be half so much taken notice of, if vanity did not make proclamation of them. Roger L'Estrange.

   The world is more apt to censure than applaud, and himself fuller of imperfections than virtues. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   These are rather to be imputed to the simplicity of the age than to any imperfection in that divine poet. Addison.

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1. imperfection

   Imperfection refers to a flaw, blemish, fault, or deficiency. It is the state or condition of being less than perfect due to certain undesirable attributes or shortcomings. In its broadest sense, imperfection can apply to individuals, objects, systems, or conditions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imperfectionadjective

   the quality or condition of being imperfect; want of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish

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1. Imperfection

   "Imperfection" is the 148th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the second episode of the seventh season.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imperfection in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imperfection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Imperfection in a Sentence

1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Happiness is not in perfection but it is a perception in the midst of imperfection.

2. Lois McMaster Bujold, Mirror Dance, 1994, p. 287:

   Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.

3. Anthon St Maarten:

   Like a Columbus of the heart, mind and soul I have hurled myself off the shores of my own fears and limiting beliefs to venture far out into the uncharted territories of my inner truth, in search of what it means to be genuine and at peace with who I really am. I have abandoned the masquerade of living up to the expectations of others and explored the new horizons of what it means to be truly and completely me, in all my amazing imperfection and most splendid insecurity.

4. Francois Fenelon:

   It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of others.

5. J. Gregory Keyes, "Babylon 5: Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps":

   Evolution crawls to imperfection. It ends in extinction.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Imperfection
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Imperfection
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Imperfection
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Imperfection
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Imperfection