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Definition of "perfect" in English

adjective

  1. Fitting its definition precisely.

    • a perfect circle
  2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.

    • That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
  3. Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.

    • The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.
    • I think I'm in love—I can't stop thinking about her. She's perfect!
  4. Excellent and delightful in all respects.

    • a perfect day
  5. Morally or spiritually immaculate or ideal.

  6. (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.

  7. (biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.

  8. (botany, of flowers) Having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).

  9. (mathematics, of a number) Equal to the sum of its proper divisors.

    • 6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself.
  10. (mathematical analysis, of a set) Equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.

  11. (music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.

    • perfect fifth
  12. (of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.

    • a perfect Manhattan
    • a perfect Rob Roy
  13. (obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.

  14. (obsolete) Innocent, guiltless; without blemish.

  15. (obsolete) Sane, of sound mind.

noun

  1. (grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

  2. (video games) A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.

  3. (historical, Christianity) A leader of the Cathar movement.

verb

  1. (transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.

    • I am going to perfect this article.
    • You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.
  2. (law) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.

    • perfect an appeal
    • perfect an interest
    • perfect a judgment