- perfection
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)FlawlessnessNouns1. perfection, perfectness, indefectibility; impeccancy, impeccability, faultlessness, excellence. See goodness, completion, improvement.2. paragon; [beau] ideal, paradigm; nonpareil; pink or acme of perfection; ne plus ultra; summit, model, standard, pattern, mirror; masterpiece; transcendence, transcendency, superiority; quintessence; a whole team and the dog under the wagon.3. perfectionist, idealist.Verbs1. be perfect, transcend; bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature, consummate, complete, culminate.Adjectives — perfect, faultless; indefective, indeficient, indefectible; immaculate, spotless, impeccable; unblemished, sound, scatheless, unscathed, intact; right as rain; consummate, finished, best, model, standard, state-of-the-art; inimitable, unparalleled, nonpareil; superhuman, divine, fit for the gods; sans peur et sans reproche.Adverbs — to perfection, to a fare-thee-well; perfectly, etc.; to a T, to a turn, to the letter.Phrases — trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle; practice makes perfect.Quotations — Faultless to a fault (Robert Browning), Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem, in my opinion, to characterize our age (Albert Einstein), What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days (James Russell Lowell), The seasons... are authentic; there is no mistake about them, they are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in intimate harmony with one another (Artur Rubinstein), Nothing quite new is perfect (Cicero).II(Roget's IV) n.1. [The act of perfecting]Syn. completion, fulfillment, finishing, consummation, ending, realization, touching up; see also achievement 2 .Ant. ruin*, destruction*, neglect*.2. [The state of being complete]3. [A high degree of excellence]Syn. consummation, supremacy, impeccability, crown, ideal, paragon, phoenix, faultlessness.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.1. flawlessness excellence, ne plus ultra, precision, idealism, faultlessness, highest form, exacting standard.2. development achievement, accomplishment, consummation, completion, realization, fulfillment, honing, maturing.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A special feature or quality that confers superiority: beauty, distinction, excellence, merit, virtue. See GOOD.
English dictionary for students. 2013.