| perfection | | |
| n. (state) | 1. flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | the state of being without a flaw or defect. |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ dream | someone or something wonderful.; "this dessert is a dream" |
| ~ refinement, polish, cultivation, finish, culture | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art" |
| ~ fare-thee-well | state of perfection; the utmost degree.; "they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well" |
| ~ intactness | the state of being unimpaired. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. beau ideal, idol, paragon, perfection | an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept. |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ gold standard | a paragon of excellence.; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged" |
| n. (act) | 3. perfection | the act of making something perfect. |
| ~ improvement | the act of improving something.; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
| full-fledged | | |
| adj. | 1. full-fledged, fully fledged | (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly. |
| ~ fledged, mature | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination. |
| adj. | 2. full-fledged, fully fledged | (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status.; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" |
| ~ experienced, experient | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation. |
| outright | | |
| adj. | 1. outright, straight-out, unlimited | without reservation or exception. |
| ~ unqualified | not limited or restricted.; "an unqualified denial" |
| adv. | 2. outright | without restrictions or stipulations or further payments.; "buy outright" |
| adv. | 3. outright | without reservation or concealment.; "she asked him outright for a divorce" |
| adv. | 4. in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, outright | without any delay.; "he was killed outright" |
| perfect | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect). |
| ~ tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. |
| ~ present perfect, present perfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present.; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect" |
| ~ past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past.; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" |
| ~ future perfect, future perfect tense | a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future.; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect" |
| v. (change) | 2. hone, perfect | make perfect or complete.; "perfect your French in Paris!" |
| ~ optimise, optimize | make optimal; get the most out of; use best.; "optimize your resources" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ polish up, brush up, round off, polish, round | bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.; "polish your social manners" |
| adj. | 3. perfect | 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" |
| ~ unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated | free from physical or moral spots or stains.; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion" |
| ~ unbroken | not broken; whole and intact; in one piece.; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken" |
| ~ exact | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" |
| ~ clean | (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense.; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license" |
| ~ clear | free from flaw or blemish or impurity.; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" |
| ~ cold | marked by errorless familiarity.; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started" |
| ~ complete, consummate | perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities.; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" |
| ~ down pat, mastered, down | understood perfectly.; "had his algebra problems down" |
| ~ errorless | free from error.; "an errorless baseball game" |
| ~ faultless, impeccable, immaculate | without fault or error.; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" |
| ~ flawless, unflawed | without a flaw.; "a flawless gemstone" |
| ~ 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.; "an idyllic spot for a picnic" |
| ~ mint | as if new.; "in mint condition" |
| ~ perfectible | capable of becoming or being made perfect. |
| ~ pluperfect | more than perfect.; "he spoke with pluperfect precision" |
| ~ uncorrupted, undefiled | (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased.; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled" |
| ~ utopian | characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection.; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes" |
| adj. | 4. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" |
| ~ unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
| adj. | 5. perfect | precisely accurate or exact.; "perfect timing" |
| ~ exact | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" |
| thorough | | |
| adj. | 1. thorough | painstakingly careful and accurate.; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
| adj. | 2. exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing | performed comprehensively and completely.; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
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