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Etymology
From ME. perfit, from OF. parfit (modern: parfait), from L. perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere, to finish, from per-, through, thorough, + facere, to do, to make

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Adjective
rfc-level|Adjective at L4+ not in L3 Ety section
en-adj

1. Fitting its definition precisely.

#: a perfect circle

1. 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.

1. Thoroughly skilled or talented.

#: practice makes perfect

1. Excellent and delightful in all respects.

#: a perfect day

1. grammar (of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
2. biology Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
3. botany Having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.

Synonyms
(fitting its definition precisely): accurate, flawless
(thoroughly skilled or talented): expert, proficient
(biology: sexually mature and fully differentiated): mature
(botany: having both male and female parts): bisexual, hermaphroditic
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Synonyms to be checked
parfit

Antonyms
(botany: having both male and female parts): imperfect

Derived terms
future perfect
past perfect
picture-perfect
present perfect

Related terms
imperfect
imperfective
perfective
pluperfect

Translations

trans-top|fitting its definition precisely
Bulgarian: ��в���ен (s�v�ršen) m, ��в���ена (s�v�ršena) f, ��в���ено (s�v�ršeno) n
Chinese: �� (wánm�i)
Czech: dokonalý m
Dutch: perfect#Dutch|perfect, perfecte
Finnish: täydellinen
French: parfait m, parfaite f
German: perfekt, vollkommen
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Italian: perfetto m, perfetta f
Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|�����, kanpekina)
Romanian: perfect#Romanian|perfect
Slovene: popoln m, popolna f, popolno n
Swedish: fullkomlig, fulländad, perfekt
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trans-top|having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose
Czech: dokonalý m
Dutch: perfect#Dutch|perfect, perfecte
Finnish: täydellinen
French: parfait m, parfaite f
trans-mid
Italian: perfetto m, perfetta f
Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|�����, kanpekina)
Swedish: fullkomlig, fulländad, perfekt
Telugu: స�ప�ర�ణ (sampoorNa), పరిప�ర�ణ (paripoorNa)
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trans-top|thoroughly skilled or talented
Czech: dokonalý m
trans-mid
Swedish: fullkomlig, fulländad, perfekt
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trans-top|excellent and delightful in all respects
Czech: dokonalý m
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|�����, kanpekina)
Slovene: popoln m, popolna f, popolno n
Swedish: fantastisk, perfekt, väldigt fin, underbar, utmärkt
Telugu: పరిప�ర�ణ (paripoorNa)
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trans-top|grammar: of a tense or verb form: representing a completed action
Dutch: voltooid, voltooide
Finnish: perfektinen, perfekti-
French: parfait m, parfaite f
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|������, kanry� no)
Romanian: perfectul simplu
Swedish: perfekt
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trans-top|biology: sexually mature and fully differentiated
trans-mid
Swedish: fullt utvecklad
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trans-top|botany: having both male and female parts
Finnish: kaksineuvoinen, täydellinen
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (wán shàn)
ttbc|Ido: perfekta
ttbc|Polish: (1,2) doskona�y m, doskona�a f, doskona�e n, f plural, doskonali m p
ttbc|Spanish: perfecto

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Verb
en-verb

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

#: I am going to perfect this article.
#: You spend too much time trying to prefect your dancing.

Synonyms
enhance, hone, improve, optimize

Related terms
perfectible

Translations
trans-top|make perfect
Dutch: perfectioneren
Finnish: tehdä täydellinen|täydelliseksi
German: vollenden, perfektionieren
trans-mid
Slovene: izpopolniti
Spanish: perfeccionar
Swedish: finslipa, fullkomna, fullända, förbättra, förfina, göra perfekt
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Romanian

Etymology
L.|ro perfectus, G.|ro perfekt

Adjective
ro-adj|4

1. perfect#Adjective|perfect, flawless

Declension
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! colspan"2" style"background:#e2e4c0" | singular
! colspan"2" style"background:#e2e4c0" | plural

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! style="width:10em;background:#C0C0C0" | masculine & neuter
! style="width:10em;background:#C0C0C0" | feminine
! style="width:10em;background:#C0C0C0" | masculine
! style="width:10em;background:#C0C0C0" | feminine & neuter

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Antonyms
imperfect
nedes�vâr�it

Adverb
ro-adv

1. perfectly, completely

es:perfect
fa:perfect
fr:perfect
ko:perfect
io:perfect
id:perfect
it:perfect
hu:perfect
nl:perfect
ja:perfect
pl:perfect
simple:perfect
fi:perfect
sv:perfect
ta:perfect
te:perfect
vi:perfect
tr:perfect
zh:perfect

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