perfect¹

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Having no faults or mistakes; as good as it can possibly be.

   The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.

2. 2
   adj

   Exactly right for a particular purpose or situation.

   It was a perfect day for a picnic in the park.

3. 3
   adj

   Exact and accurate.

   The dancers moved with perfect timing.

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From Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit (modern: parfait), from Latin perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere (“to finish”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + facere (“to do, to make”). The spelling was modified in the 15th century to conform to its Latin etymon. Doublet of parfait, perfecto, and perfectus.

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