Synonyms for perfectionist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : per-fek-shuh-nist
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈfɛk ʃə nɪst


Définition of perfectionist

Origin :
  • 1650s, from perfection + -ist. Originally theological, "one who believes moral perfection may be attained in earthly existence;" sense of "one satisfied only with the highest standards" is from 1934. Related: Perfectionism.
  • noun stickler
Example sentences :
  • In this way a man may be an Abolitionist, yet not a perfectionist in general.
  • Extract from : « Abolition a Sedition » by Geo. W. Donohue
  • Stevenson is a perfectionist, and that way lies madness for all save a few valiant spirits.
  • Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
  • I was asked by my host, whether I did read or not, what appeared shortly before that in Noyse's "Perfectionist" against me.
  • Extract from : « Secret Enemies of True Republicanism » by Andrew B. Smolnikar
  • "Yes, my friends do," admitted the perfectionist, with an accent that was supposed to be crushing.
  • Extract from : « The Madigans » by Miriam Michelson
  • Nor is humanity itself fitted for the kind of transformation which fills the dreams of the perfectionist.
  • Extract from : « The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice » by Stephen Leacock
  • A perfectionist, my guru was hypercritical of his disciples, whether in matters of moment or in the subtle nuances of behavior.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
  • That doesn't mean he is a perfectionist in many things, that he etches as well as he paints, that he composes as well as he draws.
  • Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker
  • His rages, then, are the spasms of pain of a perfectionist wounded by imperfection.
  • Extract from : « The World's Great Men of Music » by Harriette Brower

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