Dictionary

per·fect

adjective

adjective: perfect

ˈpərfikt/

1.

having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or 

characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.

"she strove to be the perfect wife"

synonyms:   ideal, model, without fault, faultless, flawless, 

consummate, quintessential, exemplary, best, ultimate, copybook; More

unrivaled, unequaled, matchless, unparalleled, beyond compare, 

without equal, second to none, too good to be true, utopian, incomparable, nonpareil, peerless, inimitable, unexcelled, unsurpassed, unsurpassable

"she strove to be the perfect wife"

    free from any flaw or defect in condition or quality; faultless.

    "the equipment was in perfect condition"

    synonyms:   flawless, mint, as good as new, pristine, 

impeccable, immaculate, superb, superlative, optimum, prime, optimal, peak, excellent, faultless, as sound as a bell, unspoiled, unblemished, undamaged, spotless, unmarred, picture-perfect; More

    informaltip-top, A1

    "the car was advertised as being in perfect condition"

    precisely accurate; exact.

    "a perfect circle"

    synonyms:   exact, precise, accurate, faithful, correct, unerring, 

inerrant, right, true, strict; informalon the money

    "a perfect copy"

    highly suitable for someone or something; exactly right.

    "Gary was perfect for her—ten years older and with his own 

career"

    synonyms:   ideal, just right, right, appropriate, fitting, fit, 

suitable, apt, made to order, tailor-made; very

    "the perfect Christmas present for golfers"

    Printing

    denoting a way of binding books in which pages are glued to 

the spine rather than sewn together.

    dated

    thoroughly trained in or conversant with.

    "she was perfect in French"

2.

absolute; complete (used for emphasis).

"a perfect stranger"

synonyms:   absolute, complete, total, real, out-and-out, 

thorough, thoroughgoing, downright, utter, sheer, arrant, unmitigated, unqualified, veritable, in every respect, unalloyed

"she felt like a perfect idiot"

3.

Mathematics

(of a number) equal to the sum of its positive divisors, e.g., the 

number 6, whose divisors (1, 2, 3) also add up to 6.

4.

Grammar

(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual 

action that began in the past. The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating (since dawn) ( present perfect ), they had eaten ( past perfect ), and they will have eaten ( future perfect ).

5.

Botany

(of a flower) having both stamens and carpels present and 

functional.

    Botany

    denoting the stage or state of a fungus in which the sexually 

produced spores are formed.

    Entomology

    (of an insect) fully adult and (typically) winged.

verb

verb: perfect; 3rd person present: perfects; past tense: perfected; past participle: perfected; gerund or present participle: perfecting

pərˈfekt/

1.

make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as 

close to such a condition as possible.

"he's busy perfecting his bowling technique"

synonyms:   improve, better, polish (up), hone, refine, put the 

finishing/final touches to, brush up, fine-tune

"he's busy perfecting his bowling technique"

    archaic

    bring to completion; finish.

    complete (a printed sheet of paper) by printing the second 

side.

    Law

    satisfy the necessary conditions or requirements for the 

transfer of (a gift, title, etc.).

    "equity will not perfect an imperfect gift"

nounGrammar

noun: perfect

ˈpərfikt/

1.

the perfect tense.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French perfet, from Latin perfectus ‘completed,’ from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do.’