perfection

per-fec-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The condition, state, or quality of being perfect or free from all flaws or defects.

  2. 2.

    The action or process of improving something until it is faultless.

  3. 3.

    A person or thing considered to be perfect.

Forms

plural: perfections

Related words

Antonyms: defect, flaw, imperfection
See also: excellence, ideal, perfect
Synonyms: excellence, flawlessness, ideal

Etymology

From Old French perfection, from Latin perfectio "completion, perfection," from perficere "to accomplish, finish."