perfectionist

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
2. (archaic) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life.
3. (US, historical) 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

1. Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
2. Inclined or related to perfectionism.

Synonyms

choosy

idealist

particular

Translations

perfectionniste

Perfektionist

perfeccionista

perfeccionista

perfezionista

τελειομανής

perfeccionista

Perfektionistin

perfectionist

detallista

ζητών την τελειότητα

περφεξιονιστής

miniatore

منشد الكمال

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/

Etymology

From perfection + -ist.