Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.

    near-perfection

    total perfection

    Vollkommenheit, Perfektion

    соверше́нствоsoveršénstvo

    доскона́лістьdoskonálistʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The process or act of establishing official recognition for a legal claim, generally in the context of security interests.

More definitions
  • the act of making something perfect
  • the state of being without a flaw or defect
  • an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

Examples

104 sentences
  1. Even though we can't be perfect, we still want to strive for perfection.

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  2. The steak was cooked to perfection.

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  3. The fish was cooked to perfection.

    ruРыба была приготовлена идеально.

    deDer Fisch war perfekt zubereitet.

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  4. We're striving for perfection.

    ruМы стремимся к совершенству.

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  5. We strive for perfection.

    ruМы стремимся к совершенству.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Middle English perfeccioun, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfectiō. By surf

From Middle English perfeccioun, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfectiō. By surface analysis, perfect + -ion. Displaced native Old English fulfremednes.

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