Meaning & Definition of Perfect in English
English⟶
Perfect
/pərfɛkt/
noun
1. A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
synonym:
- perfective,
- perfective tense,
- perfect,
- perfect tense
verb
1. Make perfect or complete
- "Perfect your french in paris!"
synonym:
- perfect,
- hone
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- perfect
2. 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"
synonym:
- arrant(a),
- complete(a),
- consummate(a),
- double-dyed(a),
- everlasting(a),
- gross(a),
- perfect(a),
- pure(a),
- sodding(a),
- stark(a),
- staring(a),
- thoroughgoing(a),
- utter(a),
- unadulterated
3. Precisely accurate or exact
- "Perfect timing"
synonym:
- perfect
Examples of using
A perfect day is one spent in the garden.
Her body is perfect.
His body is perfect.