perfect
/ˈpɝ.fɪkt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Fitting its definition precisely.
adj
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
adj
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
Example Sentences
- "a perfect circle"
- "That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants."
- "The gymnast performed a perfect somersault."
- "I think I'm in love—I can't stop thinking about her. She's perfect!"
- "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
- "The expert forger made a perfect copy of the victim's driver's license"
Etymology
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. Displaced native Old English fulfremed.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɝ.fɪkt/
- British English: /ˈpɜː.fɪkt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
perfecter (comparative)
more perfect (comparative)
perfectest (superlative)
most perfect (superlative)
perfite (alternative, obsolete)
perfight (alternative, obsolete)
pf. (alternative, abbreviation)
poifect (alternative, humorous)
perfects (plural)
perfects (present, singular)
perfecting (participle, present)
perfected (participle, past)