Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character or state of being perfect or complete; perfection; completeness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or state of being perfect; perfection.

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  • noun The quality of being perfect; perfection.

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Examples

  • The two strongest feelings of life clash; the bond of brotherly unity, in its perfectness, is broken for ever.

    John Halifax, Gentleman 1897

  • He's a very human guy and after watching the "perfectness" of Bush and others in politics these days who are just too perfect and not very human at all, he's refreshing to listen to.

    09/04/2005 2005

  • Interesting response from Clay Shirky on the "perfectness" of brands.

    Headphonaught's Nanolog 2008

  • Also Albanian immigrants tend to perfectness their Greek language, their kids attend Greek schools, and using their mother tongue less and less, so there is no way that there will be a significant accumulation of Albanian speakers in any part of Peloponissos up to now. stripofil

    Language Map of Europe 2009

  • Ngurn made pilgrimage personally and gathered the smoke materials for the curing of Bassett's head, and to him made proud announcement and exhibition of the artistic perfectness of his intention when Bassett should be dead.

    THE RED ONE 2010

  • Also Albanian immigrants tend to perfectness their Greek language, their kids attend Greek schools, and using their mother tongue less and less, so there is no way that there will be a significant accumulation of Albanian speakers in any part of Peloponissos up to now. stripofil

    Language Map of Europe » E-Mail 2009

  • But Wolf Larsen was the man-type, the masculine, and almost a god in his perfectness.

    Chapter 15 2010

  • The thing was a cut jewel in its perfectness and color, and he acknowledged, although he had made it possible for her, that it was entirely her own creation — ­her one masterpiece.

    CHAPTER XXVIII 2010

  • A pitch perfect paradigm of total perfectness or it's shite, right?

    The White Stripes: Detroit's rock heroes remembered 2011

  • Neither Roman nor Arab, Greek nor Egyptian, Persian nor Mongol ever took himself and his own perfectness with such disconcerting seriousness as the modern white man.

    DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004

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