perfection

«perfection» in Mova's school dictionary: The state of being perfect, with no faults at all — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (perfection, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The state of being perfect, with no faults at all. tree →

2) Something or someone that is perfect, an ideal example: "The cake was perfection." tree →

3) The act of making something perfect: "the perfection of a skill". tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and wellbeing lessons, chasing perfection can make people stressed; it's fine to make mistakes and learn. In cooking and sport, "cooked to perfection" or "played to perfection" means done very well. In church, Christians believe God is perfect, and some speak of God's perfection.

examples

• The chips were cooked to perfection. tree →
• Nobody can reach perfection, so do your best. tree →
• The gymnast's routine was close to perfection. tree →
• Practice helps, but perfection is not the goal. tree →
• "This lemonade is perfection!" said Mum. tree →
• He spent years on the perfection of his magic trick. tree →
• Rudy and Babette felt that they had never seen the Alpine glow in such perfection before. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: perfect; verb: to perfect (pronounced "per-FEKT"). Person who wants everything perfect: a perfectionist. In maths, a "perfect number" (like 6 = 1 + 2 + 3) is a special number equal to the sum of its smaller factors.

In the corpora

• Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «perfection» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.