perfect

1.

/ˈpɜrˌfɪkt/

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

2.

/pɜrˈfɛkt/

make complete

Other forms: perfected; perfecting; perfects; perfectest; perfectedly

Something that is perfect is complete and without defect or blemish. It might also be precisely accurate or exact.

The word perfect can also be used as a verb meaning — you guessed it! — to make something perfect. (Note, though, the pronunciation difference: PER-fect as a noun; per-FECT as a verb.) It originally comes from the Latin word perficere, which breaks down into per- ("completely") and facere ("do"). As a noun perfect is a grammatical term referring to a tense of verbs describing an action that has been completed.

Definitions of perfect (/ˈpɜrˌfɪkt/)

1. adjective

   being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
   “a perfect circle”

   “a perfect reproduction”

   “perfect happiness”

   “perfect manners”

   “a perfect specimen”

   “a perfect day”

   synonyms:

   unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated

   free from physical or moral spots or stains

   unbroken

   not broken; whole and intact; in one piece

   exact

   marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

   clean

   (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

   clear

   free from flaw or blemish or impurity

   cold

   marked by errorless familiarity

   complete, consummate

   perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities

   down, down pat, mastered

   understood perfectly

   errorless

   free from error

   faultless, immaculate, impeccable

   without fault or error

   flawless, unflawed

   without a flaw

   ideal

   conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

   idealised, idealized

   exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

   idyllic

   excellent and delightful in all respects

   mint

   as if new

   perfectible

   capable of becoming or being made perfect

   pluperfect

   more than perfect

   uncorrupted, undefiled

   (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased

   utopian

   characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection

   antonyms:

   imperfect

   not perfect; defective or inadequate

   blemished

   marred by imperfections

   broken

   physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

   blemished, flawed

   having a blemish or flaw

   broken

   imperfectly spoken or written

   corrupt, corrupted

   containing errors or alterations

   defective, faulty

   having a defect

   imperfectible

   capable of being made imperfect

   irregular

   falling below the manufacturer's standard
2. adjective

   precisely accurate or exact
   “perfect timing”

   synonyms:

   exact

   marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
3. adjective

   without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
   “a perfect idiot”

   synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter

   unmitigated

   not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
4. noun

   a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
   synonyms: perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense

   types:

   present perfect, present perfect tense

   a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present

   past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense

   a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

   future perfect, future perfect tense

   a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future

   type of:

   tense

   a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time