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Webster 1913 Edition
Imperfection
Imˊper-fec′tion
,Noun.
The quality or condition of being imperfect; lack of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.
Syn. – Defect; deficiency; incompleteness; fault; failing; weakness; frailty; foible; blemish; vice.
Webster 1828 Edition
Imperfection
IMPERFEC'TION
,Noun.
Defect; fault; the want of a part or of something necessary to complete a thing; equally applicable to physical or moral subjects. When fruit fails to come to maturity, and after it begins to decay, we denominate the defect, an imperfection. Laws sometimes fail of the intended effect, either from their imperfection, or from the imperfection of the administration. Men are all chargeable with imperfections, both in character and in conduct.
Definition 2024
imperfection
imperfection
English
Noun
imperfection (countable and uncountable, plural imperfections)
- (uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
- You can accept your imperfection or try to improve.
- (countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.
- He loves me despite my imperfections.
Synonyms
- (quality of being imperfect): corruption
- (something that prevents perfection): fault, flaw, mark, problem, weakness
- See also Wikisaurus:defect
Antonyms
- (quality of being imperfect): flawlessness, perfection
Translations
state of being imperfect
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something that makes something else less than perfect
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French
Noun
imperfection f (plural imperfections)
- (uncountable) imperfection
- (countable) imperfection
Middle French
Noun
imperfection f (plural imperfections)
- (uncountable) imperfection
- (countable) imperfection