perfectibility
perfectibility · perfectibilities
Vervollkommnungsfähigkeit, Perfektibilität
The possibility of achieving perfectionThe possibility of achieving perfection.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The possibility of achieving perfection.
In a project involving many people, maintainability is a more useful asset than perfectibility.
Vervollkommnungsfähigkeit, Perfektibilität
(countable, uncountable)Perfectionism.
More definitions
- the capability of becoming perfect
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the possibility of achieving perfection:
Origin
From perfect + -ibility.From perfect + -ibility.
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Forms
plural: perfectibilities| Singular | perfectibility |
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regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedperfectible
Derivedperfectibilist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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