Antonyms for imperfection


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-per-fek-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm pərˈfɛk ʃən


Definition of imperfection

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French imperfeccion (12c.) and directly from Late Latin imperfectionem (nominative imperfectio), from imperfectus (see imperfect).
  • noun flaw
Example sentences :
  • I resolved to ignore them as far as possible: to treat them, that is to say, as modes of imperfection.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • Part of the night he thought of this imperfection; that is to say, so long as he was awake he thought of Rosa.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • It is impossible, therefore, to fix upon a form of imperfection in the 7.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • Now, we have got to be so curious in ideals that we cannot away with the thought of imperfection.
  • Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by William Ernest Henley
  • But this imperfection had hitherto been erroneously accounted for.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • She admired a moment the play of light over the imperfection.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • Existence may be an imperfection for all we can tell; we know nothing about the matter.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • We understand its perfection when we are able to explain it as a development from imperfection.
  • Extract from : « Christianity As A Mystical Fact » by Rudolf Steiner
  • There is not an imperfection which is not glaringly displayed.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Nature » by Francis Younghusband
  • If God were to change them He would thereby acknowledge their imperfection.
  • Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller

Synonyms for imperfection

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