Definition of "perfect" in Anglais

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