Definitions for Perfect
ˈpɜr fɪkt; pərˈfɛktper·fect

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tenseadjective

   a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

2. perfectadjective

   being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

   "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"

3. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective

   without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

   "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

4. perfectverb

   precisely accurate or exact

   "perfect timing"

5. perfect, honeverb

   make perfect or complete

   "perfect your French in Paris!"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. PERFECTadjective

   Etymology: perfectus, Lat. parfait, Fr.

   1. Complete; consummate; finished; neither defective nor redundant.

   We count those things perfect, which want nothing requisite for the end, whereto they were instituted. Richard Hooker.

   2. Fully informed; fully skilful.

   Within a ken our army lies;
   Our men more perfect in the use of arms,
   Our armour all as strong, our cause the best;
   Then reason wills our hearts should be as good. William Shakespeare.

   Fair dame! I am not to you known,
   Though in your state of honour I am perfect. William Shakespeare.

   I do not take myself to be so perfect in the privileges of Bohemia, as to handle that part; and will not offer at that I cannot master. Francis Bacon.

   3. Pure; blameless; clear; immaculate. This is a sense chiefly theological.

   My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
   Shall manifest me rightly. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God. Deutr. xviii.

   4. Safe; Out of danger.

   Thou art perfect then, our ship hath touch’d upon
   The deserts of Bohemia. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

2. To Perfectverb

   Etymology: perfectus, from perficio, Latin; parfaire, French.

   1. To finish; to complete; to consummate; to bring to its due state.

   If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 1 John iv. 12.

   Beauty now must perfect my renown;
   With that I govern’d him that rules this isle. Edmund Waller.

   In substances rest not in the ordinary complex idea commonly received, but enquire into the nature and properties of the things themselves, and thereby perfect our ideas of their distinct species. John Locke.

   Endeavour not to settle too many habits at once, lest by variety you confound them, and so perfect none. John Locke.

   What toil did honest Curio take
   To get one medal wanting yet,
   And perfect all his Roman set? Matthew Prior.

   2. To make skilful; to instruct fully.

   Her cause and yours
   I’ll perfect him withal, and he shall bring you
   Before the duke. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Perfectadjective

   brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure; sound; right; correct

2. Perfectadjective

   well informed; certain; sure

3. Perfectadjective

   hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; -- said of flower

4. Perfectnoun

   the perfect tense, or a form in that tense

5. Perfectadjective

   to make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to its nature and kind

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1. Perfect

   "Perfect" is the fourth and final single taken from Simple Plan's debut album No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls. The acoustic version of the song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 comedy film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen which stars Lindsay Lohan. The album version was featured in the game Karaoke Revolution Volume 2.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Perfect

   pėr′fekt, adj. done thoroughly or completely: completed: without blemish, fault, or error: having neither too much nor too little: entire, very great: in the highest degree: possessing every moral excellence: completely skilled or acquainted: (gram.) expressing an act completed: (bot.) having both stamens and pistils, hermaphrodite.—v.t. (or per-fekt′) to make perfect: to finish: to teach fully, to make fully skilled in anything.—ns. Perfectā′tion (rare); Per′fecter; Perfect′i, a body of Catharists in the 12th and 13th centuries, of very strict lives; Perfectibil′ity, quality of being made perfect.—adj. Perfect′ible, that may be made perfect.—ns. Perfec′tion, state of being perfect: a perfect quality or acquirement: the highest state or degree; Perfec′tionism (or Perfectibil′ity), the belief that man in a state of grace may attain to a relative perfection or a state of living without sin in this life; Perfec′tionist, one who pretends to be perfect: one who thinks that moral perfection can be attained in this life: one of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.—adj. Perfect′ive, tending to make perfect.—advs. Perfect′ively, Per′fectly, in a perfect manner: completely: exactly: without fault.—n. Per′fectness, state or quality of being perfect: completeness: perfection: consummate excellence.—Perfect insect, the imago or completely developed form of an insect; Perfect metals (see Metal); Perfect number, a number equal to the sum of all its divisors, the number itself of course excepted, as 6 = 1 + 2 + 3, 28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14. [Fr.,—L. perfectus, pa.p. of perficĕre—per, thoroughly, facĕre, to do.]

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1. Perfect

   We take videos you record on Google Glass and create an ongoing movie for your life. Record the things in life you want to remember, three seconds at a time, and let us do all the editing to make it look great.

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1. perfect

   Having every complete element.

   Her body was perfect to her as she had every element of it that is essential for human life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

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1. perfect

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Perfect' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1858

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Perfect' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2150

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Perfect' in Adjectives Frequency: #239

Anagrams for Perfect »

1. prefect

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Perfect in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Perfect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Perfect in a Sentence

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Everything that looks too perfect is too perfect to be perfect.

2. Val Kalei Kanuha:

   It is the perfect storm for someone who wants to isolate or hurt their partners.

3. Purvi Raniga:

   Meditation practice brings perfect balance between our thoughts and actions in life. This balance makes our life journey joyful and content.

4. Jennifer Chi:

   Kristen is the perfect choice to build upon the Brooklyn Museum’s track record as an innovator in the collection and exhibition of the arts of Africa.

5. Regina Rodriguez:

   . Shortly before the couple were buried, the gunman’s first wife spoke publicly for the first time since the massacre. Tessa Brennaman said Tessa Brennaman lived in constant fear of Kelley, a former airman, and said he had once placed a handgun against Tessa Brennaman head and threatened to kill Tessa Brennaman. He just had a lot of demons or hatred inside of him, Brennaman, 25, told CBS’s Inside Edition. In 2012, while stationed at an Air Force base in New Mexico, Kelley received a court-martial conviction for physically abusing Brennaman and fracturing his infant stepson’s skull. At the Grace Bible Church in La Vernia where the Richard Rodriguez funeral service was held, about 500 people gathered to hear tributes to the couple, who were married in 2006. Rodriguez’s first wife died 15 years ago. Richard Rodriguez only child, daughter Regina Rodriguez, 33, said it was a small comfort that Regina Rodriguez father and Therese died together, deeply in love and inside their place of worship. What a perfect way to leave this world, not one of them going through mourning and burying each other, because I know that my dad could n’t do it again.

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