perfect

complete; unblemished; faultless: a perfect performance
Not to be confused with:prefect – a person appointed to a position of command or authority; a chief magistrate

per·fect

P0187000 (pûr′fĭkt) 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. a. Completely corresponding to a description, standard, or type: a perfect circle; a perfect gentleman. b. 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. Capable of sexual reproduction. Used of fungi. 11. Grammar Of, relating to, or constituting a verb form expressing action completed prior to a fixed point of reference in time. 12. Music Designating the three basic intervals of the octave, fourth, and fifth. n. 1. Grammar The aspect of a verb that expresses action completed prior to a fixed point of reference in time. 2. A verb or verb form having this aspect. tr.v. (pər-fĕkt′) per·fect·ed, per·fect·ing, per·fects To bring to perfection or completion: perfected the technique to isolate the virus.

[Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere, to finish : per-, per- + facere, to do; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

per·fect′er n. 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: The adjective perfect is often considered an absolute term like chief and prime; some maintain that it 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 US Constitution in the phrase "in order to form a more perfect Union"). When perfect means "ideal for a purpose," as in There could be no more perfect spot for the picnic, modification by degree is considered acceptable; in fact 74 percent of the Usage Panel approved this example in our 2004 survey. See Usage Notes at absolute, equal, unique.

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adj 1. having all essential elements 2. unblemished; faultless: a perfect gemstone. 3. correct or precise: perfect timing. 4. utter or absolute: a perfect stranger. 5. excellent in all respects: a perfect day. 6. (Mathematics) maths exactly divisible into equal integral or polynomial roots: 36 is a perfect square. 7. (Botany) botany a. (of flowers) having functional stamens and pistilsb. (of plants) having all parts present 8. (Grammar) grammar denoting a tense of verbs used in describing an action that has been completed by the subject. In English this is a compound tense, formed with have or has plus the past participle 9. (Music, other) music a. of or relating to the intervals of the unison, fourth, fifth, and octaveb. Also: full or final (of a cadence) ending on the tonic chord, giving a feeling of conclusion. Compare imperfect⁶ 10. archaic positive certain, or assured n (Grammar) grammar a. the perfect tenseb. a verb in this tense vb (tr) 11. to make perfect; improve to one's satisfaction: he is in Paris to perfect his French. 12. to make fully accomplished13. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to print the reverse side of (a printed sheet of paper) [C13: from Latin perfectus, from perficere to perform, from per through + facere to do] ˈperfectness n Usage: For most of its meanings, the adjective perfect describes an absolute state, i.e. one that cannot be qualified; thus something is either perfect or not perfect, and cannot be more perfect or less perfect. However when perfect means excellent in all respects, a comparative can be used with it without absurdity: the next day the weather was even more perfect

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(adj., n. ˈpɜr fɪkt; v. pərˈfɛkt)

adj. 1. conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect gentleman. 2. excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement. 3. exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose: the perfect actor for the part. 4. entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings: a perfect apple. 5. accurate, exact, or correct in every detail: a perfect copy. 6. thorough; complete; utter: perfect strangers. 7. unqualified; absolute: perfect control. 8. expert; accomplished; proficient. 9. unmitigated: a perfect fool. 10. monoclinous. 11. a. of or designating a verb tense, aspect, or form typically indicating an action or state extending up to, or having results continuing up to, the present or some other temporal point of reference. b. of or designating a verb tense, as in Greek, indicating an action or state brought to a close prior to some temporal point of reference, in contrast to imperfect or incomplete action. 12. pertaining to or being the consonant musical intervals of an octave, fifth, or fourth. 13. Obs. assured or certain. v.t. 14. to bring to perfection; make flawless or faultless. 15. to bring nearer to perfection; improve. 16. to bring to completion; finish. n. 17. the perfect tense or aspect. 18. a verb form or construction in the perfect tense or aspect. [1250–1300; late Middle English; Middle English perfit, parfit < Old French < Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere to finish, bring to completion =per- per- + -ficere, comb. form of facere to make, do¹] per•fect′er, n. per′fect•ness, n. usage: Some usage guides still object to the use of such comparative terms as most, more, and rather with perfect on the grounds that perfect describes an absolute condition that cannot exist in degrees. The English language has never agreed to this limitation. perfect has been compared since its earliest use, first in the obsolete forms perfecter and perfectest and later with more, most, and similar words, in most of its general senses in all varieties of speech and writing: the most perfect arrangement imaginable. One of the objectives of the writers of the U.S. Constitution was “to form a more perfect union.” See also complete, unique.

perfect

A-OK - Astronauts on the Mercury Project in 1961 popularized A-OK, meaning "excellent, perfect"; it was coined by blending the adjective "A," as in A-one or A1, meaning "first-class," with "OK."
palinoia - The compulsive repetition of an act until it is perfect.
parfait - Literally French for "perfect."
perfect binding - A book bound by gluing instead of sewing.

perfect

1. 'perfect'

Something that is perfect is as good as it can possibly be.

She speaks perfect English.I've got the perfect solution.

In conversation, some people use perfect to mean 'very good indeed'. It is fairly common for people to say that one thing is more perfect than another, or that something is the most perfect thing of its kind.

The resulting film is more perfect than a genuine live broadcast.Some claim its acoustics to be the most perfect in the world.2. 'perfectly'

You do not use 'perfect' as an adverb. You do not say, for example, 'She did it perfect'. You say 'She did it perfectly'.

The plan worked perfectly.He was dressed perfectly.

perfect

Past participle: perfected
Gerund: perfecting

Imperative
perfect
perfect

Present
I perfect
you perfect
he/she/it perfects
we perfect
you perfect
they perfect

Preterite
I perfected
you perfected
he/she/it perfected
we perfected
you perfected
they perfected

Present Continuous
I am perfecting
you are perfecting
he/she/it is perfecting
we are perfecting
you are perfecting
they are perfecting

Present Perfect
I have perfected
you have perfected
he/she/it has perfected
we have perfected
you have perfected
they have perfected

Past Continuous
I was perfecting
you were perfecting
he/she/it was perfecting
we were perfecting
you were perfecting
they were perfecting

Past Perfect
I had perfected
you had perfected
he/she/it had perfected
we had perfected
you had perfected
they had perfected

Future
I will perfect
you will perfect
he/she/it will perfect
we will perfect
you will perfect
they will perfect

Future Perfect
I will have perfected
you will have perfected
he/she/it will have perfected
we will have perfected
you will have perfected
they will have perfected

Future Continuous
I will be perfecting
you will be perfecting
he/she/it will be perfecting
we will be perfecting
you will be perfecting
they will be perfecting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been perfecting
you have been perfecting
he/she/it has been perfecting
we have been perfecting
you have been perfecting
they have been perfecting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been perfecting
you will have been perfecting
he/she/it will have been perfecting
we will have been perfecting
you will have been perfecting
they will have been perfecting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been perfecting
you had been perfecting
he/she/it had been perfecting
we had been perfecting
you had been perfecting
they had been perfecting

Conditional
I would perfect
you would perfect
he/she/it would perfect
we would perfect
you would perfect
they would perfect

Past Conditional
I would have perfected
you would have perfected
he/she/it would have perfected
we would have perfected
you would have perfected
they would have perfected

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perfect - a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)perfect tense, perfective, perfective tensetense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of timepresent perfect, present perfect tense - a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect"past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense - a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"future perfect, future perfect tense - a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect"
Verb	1.	perfect - make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"honeoptimise, optimize - make optimal; get the most out of; use best; "optimize your resources"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"polish up, brush up, round off, polish, round - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
Adj.	1.	perfect - 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"unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated - free from physical or moral spots or stains; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion"unbroken - not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"utopian - characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
	2.	perfect - 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"arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, pure, everlasting, consummate, stark, complete, grossunmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
	3.	perfect - precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing"exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

perfect

adjective1. faultless, correct, pure, accurate, faithful, impeccable, exemplary, flawless, foolproof, blameless Nobody's perfect. He spoke perfect English.
faultless flawed, faulty, deficient, imperfect, impure2. excellent, ideal, supreme, superb, splendid, sublime, superlative This is a perfect time to buy a house.3. immaculate, impeccable, flawless, spotless, unblemished, untarnished, unmarred The car is in perfect condition.
immaculate damaged, ruined, spoiled, flawed, impaired, defective4. complete, absolute, sheer, utter, consummate, out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, unalloyed She behaved like a perfect fool.
complete partial, unfinished, incomplete5. exact, true, accurate, precise, right, close, correct, strict, faithful, spot-on (Brit. informal), on the money (U.S.), unerring She spoke in a perfect imitation of her father's voice.6. expert, experienced, finished, skilled, masterly, polished, practised, accomplished, tasty (Brit. informal), skilful, adept a perfect performance
expert bad, poor, inferior, worthless, unskilledverb1. improve, develop, polish, elaborate, refine, cultivate, hone He worked hard to perfect his drawing technique.
improve mar

perfect

adjective1. Lacking nothing essential or normal:complete, entire, full, intact, integral, whole.2. In excellent condition:entire, flawless, good, intact, sound, unblemished, unbroken, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, whole.3. Without imperfections or blemishes, as a line or contour:clean, regular.4. Conforming to an ultimate form of perfection or excellence:exemplary, ideal, model, supreme.5. Not more or less:complete, entire, full, good, round, whole.6. Completely such, without qualification or exception:absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.Informal: flat-out, positive.Chiefly British: blooming.7. Free from extraneous elements:absolute, plain, pure, sheer, simple, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed.8. Supremely excellent in quality or nature:absolute, consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable, indefectible, unflawed.verbTo bring to perfection or completion:polish, refine, smooth.Idiom: smooth off the rough edges.

Translations

完美的无瑕的精确的使精通完全的

perfect

(ˈpəːfikt) adjective1. without fault or flaw; excellent. a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose. 无瑕的，完美的 2. exact. a perfect copy.精确的3. very great; complete. a perfect stranger.完全的 (pəˈfekt) verb to make perfect. He went to France to perfect his French.使精通perˈfection (-ʃən) noun the state of being perfect. Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.尽善尽美perˈfectionist (-ʃə-) noun a person who is only satisfied if what he is doing is perfect. She's a perfectionist – her work is perfect in every detail.追求尽善尽美的人ˈperfectly adverb1. without mistakes or flaws. She performed the dance perfectly.完美地2. very; completely. He was perfectly happy.完全地

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inch-perfect

Extremely accurate; very well placed or perfectly judged. (Used especially of maneuvers, moves, or shots in sport.) Primarily heard in UK. With only a few seconds left, the striker managed an inch-perfect goal from midfield.

let (the) perfect be the enemy of (the) good

To allow the demand, desire, or insistence for perfection decrease the chances of obtaining a good or favorable result in the end. (Usually used in the negative as an imperative.) I know you want your research paper to be great, but don't let perfect be the enemy of good, or you won't even finish it in time! As a manager, you have to realize both the potential and the limits of your employees, so be sure not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.See also: enemy, good, let, of, perfect

perfect storm

A chance or rare combination of individual elements, circumstances, or events that together form a disastrous, catastrophic, or extremely unpleasant problem or difficulty. The incumbent mayor's re-election campaign is getting underway amidst a perfect storm of allegations and news stories about corruption, tax evasion, and racketeering within the city's government. The oil crisis has set off a perfect storm in the Middle East, where foreign leaders have depended on its economic stability to keep their warring countries from absolute chaos and anarchy.See also: perfect, storm

pitch-perfect

Reaching or conveying the exactly right note or tone. The phrase refers to music but it is often applied to writing and other things. After her pitch-perfect rendition, I definitely think we should ask Meredith to join the choir. This is a pitch-perfect parody of Hemingway's writing style, don't you think?

picture perfect

Exactly as desired in every detail. Often hyphenated. My goodness, what a party. Everything was picture perfect. She's obsessed with having a picture-perfect wedding.See also: perfect, picture

practice makes perfect

Practicing or repeatedly doing something will make one become proficient or skillful at it. A: "I just can't seem to get the rhythm of this song quire right." B: "Keep at it—practice makes perfect!" You can't expect to start a new sport and be amazing at it right away. As is always the case, practice makes perfect.See also: make, perfect, practice

in a perfect world

If things existed or happened exactly as one would like. Well, in a perfect world I'd be able to take time off for paternity leave without having it affect my pay, but at least I get to take the time off at all! Well, we'd be able to provide healthcare services to every citizen without charge in a perfect world, but unfortunately that's never going to happen.See also: perfect, world

in an ideal world

If things existed or happened exactly as one would like. Well, in an ideal world I'd be able to take time off for paternity leave without having it affect my pay, but at least I get to take the time off at all! Well, we'd be able to provide healthcare services to every citizen without charge in an ideal world, but unfortunately that's never going to happen.See also: ideal, world

match for (someone or something)

1. Someone who is well suited to someone else, especially as a romantic partner. We're actually a perfect match for one another, despite our differences in personality—maybe even because of those differences. I think he would be a good match for you—just go on one date and see how you get on!2. Someone who able to stand up to or compete against someone else with equal strength or skill. Often used in negative constructions. They've had an impressive run this season, but the young team is just no match for the returning champions. No one put much faith in the young defense attorney, but he has proven a match for the state prosecutor.See also: match

perfect stranger

Someone with whom one has absolutely no previous association. My mom and dad didn't come to see our son until he was nearly three years old, so, to him, they were perfect strangers! She thought it was terribly funny to go up to perfect strangers and begin conversations with them as if they had been lifelong friends.See also: perfect, stranger

perfect stranger

and total strangerFig. a person who is completely unknown [to oneself]. I was stopped on the street by a perfect stranger who wanted to know my name. If a total stranger asked me such a personal question, I am sure I would not answer!See also: perfect, stranger

picture perfect

Fig. looking exactly correct or right. (Hyphenated as a modifier.) At last, everything was picture perfect. Nothing less than a picture-perfect party table will do.See also: perfect, picture

Practice makes perfect.

Prov. Cliché Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well. Jill: I'm not going to try to play the piano anymore. I always make so many mistakes. Jane: Don't give up. Practice makes perfect. Child: How come you're so good at peeling potatoes? Father: I did it a lot in the army, and practice makes perfect.See also: make, perfect, practice

practice makes perfect

Frequently doing something makes one better at doing it, as in I've knit at least a hundred sweaters, but in my case practice hasn't made perfect. This proverbial expression was once put as Use makes mastery, but by 1560 the present form had become established. See also: make, perfect, practice

practice makes perfect

COMMON People say practice makes perfect to mean that if you practise something enough, you will eventually be able to do it perfectly. It is like learning to ride a bike. You may fall off a few times but practice makes perfect.See also: make, perfect, practice

practice makes perfect

regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it.See also: make, perfect, practice

ˌpractice makes ˈperfect

(saying) a way of encouraging people by telling them that if you do an activity regularly you will become very good at it: If you want to learn a language, speak it as much as you can. Practice makes perfect!See also: make, perfect, practice

in an ˌideal/a ˌperfect ˈworld

used to say that something is what you would like to happen or what should happen, but you know it cannot: In an ideal world we would be recycling and reusing everything.See also: ideal, perfect, world

letter perfect

Correct in every detail; verbatim. The term comes from the nineteenth-century stage, in which actors were told to memorize their parts precisely to the letter of every word. It probably evolved from an earlier expression, to the letter, which had very much the same meaning. “I will obey you to the letter,” wrote Byron (Sardanapalus, 1821).See also: letter, perfect

picture perfect

Exactly right, especially in appearance. This term, from the twentieth century, alludes to the precise resemblance of a painting or photograph to its subject, as in “The day was picture perfect for a picnic—not a cloud in the sky.” Time magazine used the term as the caption for a photograph of the presidential candidate Al Gore, his wife Tipper, running mate Joe Lieberman, and Lieberman’s wife Hadassah, calling it “the purest moment of their campaign” (Aug. 21, 2000).See also: perfect, picture

practice makes perfect

The more one does something, the better at it one becomes. This ancient proverb began as use makes perfect. In English it dates from the fifteenth century but probably was a version of a much older Latin proverb. It exists in many languages, so presumably most people agree. Ralph Waldo Emerson almost did: “Practice is nine-tenths,” he wrote (Conduct of Life: Power, 1860). An English writer in the Spectator of May 10, 1902, differed: “Practice never makes perfect. It improves up to a point.”See also: make, perfect, practice

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adj lacking nothing essential or normal

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adj in excellent condition

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adj without imperfections or blemishes, as a line or contour

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adj conforming to an ultimate form of perfection or excellence

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adj completely such, without qualification or exception

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adj free from extraneous elements

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adj supremely excellent in quality or nature