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[ im-per-fek-shuhn ] / ˌɪm pərˈfɛk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imperfection ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections. the quality or condition of being imperfect. Origin of imperfection1350–1400; Middle English imperfeccio(u)n<Late Latin imperfectiōn- (stem of imperfectiō) incompleteness. See im-2, perfection Words nearby imperfectionimperfect, imperfect competition, imperfect flower, imperfect fungus, imperfectible, imperfection, imperfective, imperfect stage, imperforate, imperforate anus, imperforation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imperfectionYou remind us that men and women have imperfection in common, and are indivisible. Living Black & Gay in the ’50s|Alain Mabanckou|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST “The imperfection became a mark of distinction about their home,” Lahiri writes. This Week’s Hot Reads: Sept. 17, 2013|Sarah Stodola|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Imperfection is a mark of modern sophistication, confidence, and youthfulness. Newt Gingrich's Wife Callista's Prissy Style Problem|Robin Givhan|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST And he emphasizes the importance of imperfection—even in candy land. Inside Will Cotton's Candy World|Isabel Wilkinson|November 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“I was incredibly angry at the imperfection of my own life,” he says. Mother and Son, Wars and Recipes|Matt Beynon Rees|May 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST This buoyant energy of hope and effort is to be the result of the consciousness of imperfection of which we have spoken. Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren The consciousness of the imperfection of his knowledge serves as a buffer when the train of progress starts with a jerk. The Gentle Reader|Samuel McChord Crothers It is a serious mark of a Church's imperfection for it to recognise only implicitly or virtually its covenant obligations. The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham But we will now consider how this imperfection may be remedied by science. Science and the Infinite|Sydney T. Klein Isn't it our imperfection that brings us together in a common need? The Secret Places of the Heart|H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for imperfection
nounthe condition or quality of being imperfect a fault or defect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to imperfectionblemish, deficiency, weakness, failing, inadequacy, defect, foible, glitch, shortcoming, frailty, fallibility, infirmity, gremlin, disfigurement, demerit, fault, deformity, problem, taint, insufficiency |