perfect

Meaning

Adj

1. Fitting its definition precisely.
2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
3. Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
4. Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
5. Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
6. Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
7. (obsolete) Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
8. Excellent and delightful in all respects.
9. Morally or spiritually immaculate or ideal.
10. Representing a completed action.
11. Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
12. Having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
13. Equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
14. Equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
15. Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
16. Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
17. (obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.
18. (obsolete) Innocent, guiltless; without blemish.
19. (obsolete) Sane, of sound mind.

Noun

1. The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
2. A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
3. (historical) A leader of the Cathar movement.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.
2. To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.

Synonyms

complete

flawless

improve

whole

absolute

excellent

pure

consummate

finish

refine

impeccable

faultless

utter

entire

ideal

superb

correct

exact

stark

full

sound

🔉

perfect tense

accurate

polish

🇵🇱

total

intact

perfective

righteous

wonderful

best

prepare

completed

mature

true

thorough

just

thoroughgoing

unadulterated

sufficient

good

👍

integral

undamaged

first-rate

right

finished

exquisite

regular

arrant

proper

precise

Translations

parfait

perfecto

perfetto

perfekt

perfeito

vollkommen

perfect

perfektionieren

perfezionare

perfectionner

perfeccionar

τέλειος

volmaakt

kusursuz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɜːfɪkt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: perfit

In summary

From Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit (modern: parfait), from Latin perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere (“to finish”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + facere (“to do, to make”). The spelling was modified in the 15th century to conform to its Latin etymon. Doublet of parfait, perfecto, and perfectus.
Displaced native Old English fulfremed.