perfectionmentn.

Brit.

/pəˈfɛkʃnm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/pərˈfɛkʃənm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: perfection v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < perfection v. + -ment suffix, probably after French perfectionnement (1713). Compare Italian perfezionamento (a1729).

The action of bringing something to perfection; perfecting. Also: a thing which has been perfected.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > bringing to perfection

perfectinga1513

perfectioning1548

sublimation1599

perfectionating1695

perfectionizing1808

perfectionation1812

perfectionment1827

perfectation1832

perfectionizement1844

sublimification1886

1827 I. Taylor Transmission Anc. Bks. vi. 176 The general perfectionment of reason and of taste.

1831 Q. Rev. July 420 The whole profits being to be applied to the perfectionment of civilization.

1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. i. 27 [Of writing] there is the clearest proof of its human origin and gradual perfectionment.

1907 Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 4/4 To assume that there can be nothing new in motors now, and only perfectionments of established designs, is a great mistake.

1982 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 37 113 Colleges and schools of ‘perfectionment’ giving a liberal higher education.

1999 Canad. Jrnl. Hist. (Nexis) Apr. 52–81 He perceived the development of facial hair by women as evolutionary progress, the gradual perfectionment of the species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfectionment
释义	perfectionmentn. Brit. /pəˈfɛkʃnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /pərˈfɛkʃənm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: perfection v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < perfection v. + -ment suffix, probably after French perfectionnement (1713). Compare Italian perfezionamento (a1729). The action of bringing something to perfection; perfecting. Also: a thing which has been perfected. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > bringing to perfection perfectinga1513 perfectioning1548 sublimation1599 perfectionating1695 perfectionizing1808 perfectionation1812 perfectionment1827 perfectation1832 perfectionizement1844 sublimification1886 1827 I. Taylor Transmission Anc. Bks. vi. 176 The general perfectionment of reason and of taste. 1831 Q. Rev. July 420 The whole profits being to be applied to the perfectionment of civilization. 1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. i. 27 [Of writing] there is the clearest proof of its human origin and gradual perfectionment. 1907 Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 4/4 To assume that there can be nothing new in motors now, and only perfectionments of established designs, is a great mistake. 1982 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 37 113 Colleges and schools of ‘perfectionment’ giving a liberal higher education. 1999 Canad. Jrnl. Hist. (Nexis) Apr. 52–81 He perceived the development of facial hair by women as evolutionary progress, the gradual perfectionment of the species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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