imperfection

From Old French imperfeccion. See im- +‎ perfection.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

imperfection (countable and uncountable, plural imperfections)

1. (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.

2. (countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.

   He loves me despite my imperfections.

• (quality of being imperfect): corruption
• (something that prevents perfection): fault, flaw, mark, problem, weakness
• See also Thesaurus:defect

• (antonym(s) of “quality of being imperfect”): flawlessness, perfection

From Latin imperfectiōnem.

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imperfection f (plural imperfections)

1. (uncountable) imperfection
2. (countable) imperfection

• “imperfection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

imperfection f (plural imperfections)

1. (uncountable) imperfection
2. (countable) imperfection