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Definition: Perfection |
PerfectionNoun1. The state of being without a flaw or defect. 2. An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept. 3. The act of making something perfect. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "perfection" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Perfection \Per*fec"tion\, noun. [French perfection, Latin perfectio.]. (references) |
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Satire | PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. The editor of an English magazine having received a letter pointing out the erroneous nature of his views and style, and signed "Perfection," promptly wrote at the foot of the letter: "I don't agree with you," and mailed it to Matthew Arnold. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Bible | Perfection See SANCTIFICATION. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: PerfectionSynonyms: beau ideal (n), flawlessness (n), idol (n), ne plus ultra (n), paragon (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: imperfection (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Completeness | Entirety; perfection; solidity, solidarity; unity; all; ne plus ultra, ideal, limit. |
Completion | Verb: effect, effectuate; accomplish, achieve, compass, consummate, hammer out; bring to maturity, bring to perfection; perfect, complete; elaborate. |
Inexpedience | Super-excellence, supereminence; superiority; perfection; coup de maitre; masterpiece, chef d'ouvre, prime, flower, cream, elite, pick, A, nonesuch, nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, salt of the earth; champion; prodigy. |
Perfection | Pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon; pink of perfection, acme of perfection; ne plus ultra; summit. |
Phr. " let us go on unto perfection "; " the perfection of art is to conceal art ". | |
Noun: perfection; perfectness; Adjective: indefectibility; impeccancy, impeccability. | |
Bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature; complete &,c.; put in trim; (prepare); maturate. | |
AdVerb: to perfection; perfectly; Adjective: ad unguem; clean, - as a whistle. | |
Repute | Chief; (master); first fiddle; (proficient); cynosure, mirror; flower, pink, pearl; paragon; (perfection); choice and master spirits of the age; elite; star,.sun, constellation, galaxy. ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus; halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors; laurels; (trophy). |
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Screenplays | A vision of perfection. An object of affection to quench your royal fire (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield) We do not claim to have achieved perfection, but we have a system, and it works (The Day the Earth Stood Still; writing credit: Harry Bates; Edmund H. North) But when you're an overweight child, in a society that demands perfection, your sense of right and wrong will always be terribly skewed (Austin Powers in Goldmember; writing credit: Mike Myers) Yes, it's a delightful Hindu concoction simmered to perfection by one of the great soup artisans in the modern era. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility (Alien; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett) | |
Lyrics | I'm not asking for perfection. (Every Heartbeat; performing artist: Amy Grant) Perfection is perfected, so I'm 'a let 'em understand (Nuthin But A "G" Thang; performing artist: Dr. Dre) | |
Clever | When you aim for perfection, you discover it is a moving target. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Perfection (1985) | |
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 | [Doctors, Attention! Perfection At Last: Advertisement for two-wheeled vehicle]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Perfection, Associated Press boat, Canada's Cup Races, 1901. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Albert Einstein | Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age. |
Aristotle | Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. |
Edgar Quinet | The perfection of art is to conceal art. |
EugFne Delacroix | The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | Measure not by the scale of perfection the meager product of reality. |
Joseph Hall | Perfection is the child of time. |
Matthew Arnold | The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. |
Michael Angelo | The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. |
Michelangelo | Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. |
Voltaire | Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time. |
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John Locke | 1690 | He that would have been insolent and injurious in the woods of America, would not probably be much better in a throne; where perhaps learning and religion shall be found out to justify all that he shall do to his subjects, and the sword presently silence all those that dare question it: for what the protection of absolute monarchy is, what kind of fathers of their countries it makes princes to be and to what a degree of happiness and security it carries civil society, where this sort of government is grown to perfection, he that will look into the late relation of Ceylon, may easily see. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | My liveliness and your solidity would produce perfection. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Not seeing people permits us to imagine in them every perfection. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Vouchsafe, divine perfection of a woman, Of these supposed crimes to give me leave By circumstance but to acquit myself |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The word Houyhnhnm, in their tongue, signifies a horse, and in its etymology, the perfection of nature |
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Business | In a society that praises youth, beauty and physical perfection, ultramodern studios, with all they have to offer, meet a specific demand. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science. The modern Theosophist holds, with the Buddhists, that we live an incalculable number of times on this earth, in as many several bodies, because one life is not long enough for our complete spiritual development; that is, a single lifetime does not suffice for us to become as wise and good as we choose to wish to become. To be absolutely wise and good -- that is perfection; and the Theosophist is so keen-sighted as to have observed that everything desirous of improvement eventually attains perfection. Less competent observers are disposed to except cats, which seem neither wiser nor better than they were last year. The greatest and fattest of recent Theosophists was the late Madame Blavatsky, who had no cat. |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Perfection in our organization could not have been expected in the outset either in the National or State Governments or in tracing the line between their respective powers. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | The construction of a sufficient number of modern war ships and of their necessary armament should progress as rapidly as is consistent with care and perfection in plans and workmanship. |
Herbert C. Hoover | 1929-1933 | But its full realization also implies a greater and greater perfection in the instrumentalities for pacific settlement of controversies between nations. |
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| "Perfection" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.42% of the time. "Perfection" is used about 685 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.42% | 681 | 9,711 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.44% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (common) | 0.15% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 685 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "perfection". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Chiliab | N/A | Biblical | The perfection of the father |
| Gemariah | N/A | Biblical | Accomplishment or perfection of the Lord |
| Jecoliah | N/A | Biblical | Perfection |
| Jotham | N/A | Biblical | The perfection of the Lord |
| Meshelemiah | N/A | Biblical | Perfection |
| Salma | N/A | Biblical | Perfection |
| Shalmaneser | N/A | Biblical | Perfection |
| Shelemiah | N/A | Biblical | God is my perfection |
| Shillem | N/A | Biblical | Perfection |
| Tema | N/A | Biblical | Perfection |
| Thummim | N/A | Biblical | Perfection |
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Expressions using "perfection": acme of perfection ♦ attain to perfection ♦ bring smth. to perfection ♦ bring to perfection ♦ perfection of form ♦ pink of perfection ♦ she is full of perfection ♦ the acme of perfection ♦ the perfection of beauty ♦ to perfection. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "perfection": self-perfection. | |
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| Language | Translations for "perfection"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | perfeksionim, përsosmëri (excellence, excellency, ideality, immaculacy, impeccability), përsosje (perfecting, refinement), përkryerje, gjë e përkryer. (various references) | |
Arabic | كمال (completeness, integrity, totality, wholeness), نموذج الكمال, تحسين (amelioration, amendment, elaboration, improvement, refinement), تضلع تام, إتقان (neatness). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | съвършенство (consummation, pink, tiptop), усъвършенствуване (development, improvement, rationalization, refinement), връх (acme, apex, cap, consummation, cope-stone, cusp, extremity, full, gad, head, height, heyday, loop, meridian, peak, pink, pinnacle, point, summit, tip, tiptop, top, topping, vertex), най-висока точка (cap, high water mark, peak, tiptop), завършеност (completeness, completion, finish), безукорност (immaculacy, impeccability). (various references) | |
Chinese | 完美 (perfect, perfectly). (various references) | |
Czech | dokonalost (excellence, transcendence), bezchybnost, úplnost (completeness). (various references) | |
Danish | en perfekt tilstand af slibets overflade uden tilbagevaerende deformation fra slibningen (perfection of the polished section, with no remnant deformation resulting from the polishing process). (various references) | |
Dutch | volmaaktheid, volkomenheid, perfectie. (various references) | |
Esperanto | perfekteco. (various references) | |
Farsi | کمال (Accomplishment, Amplitude, Integrity, Maturity, Period, Prime, Sophistication). (various references) | |
Finnish | täydellisyys (completeness, perfectness). (various references) | |
French | perfection (perfecting). (various references) | |
German | Vollkommenheit (absoluteness, completeness, perfectibility, polish, thoroughness), Vollendung (accomplishment, completion, consummation, fulfillment). (various references) | |
Greek | τελειοποίηση (completion, consummation). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מושלמות, מכלל (assembly, complex), מכלול (complex, compound, ensemble, entirety, generality, integrity, splendor, totality, wholeness), תום (completion, innocence, integrity, naivety, purity, simplicity, wholeness), תכלית (aim, completion, end, intention, limit, object, point, purpose), שלמות (absoluteness, completeness, entirety, integrity, totality, wholeness), שכלול (elaboration, improvement), "שתלמות (advanced study, extension of study, progressing), "שתכללות (improvement). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tökély (excellence), tökéletesség (excellence, fairness, flawlessness, prime), befejezés (accomplishment, completion, conclusion, end, finale, finishing, perfecting, roundoff, termination, windup), tökéletesítés (improvement, perfecting), elvégzés (completion, performance). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kesempurnaan. (various references) | |
Italian | perfezione (excellence), perfezionamento (completion, improvement, perfecting, specialisation, specialization). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 充実 (completion, enrichment, fullness, substantiality). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | か"び (completion, end of a book, sweet, warship's stern), え"ま" (completeness, harmony, integrity, peace, satisfaction, smoothness), じゅうじつ (completion, enrichment, fullness, substantiality), じゅうび (completion), じゅうぜ" (absolute safety, bullet, consummation, eyelet, former, loophole, previous), ゆうしゅう (deep contemplation, excellence, gloom, grief, imprisonment, melancholy, superiority, the multitudes, the people), え"じゅく (maturity, mellowness, ripeness), か"べき (completeness, flawless), ぜ"び (completeness, consummation, the good and the beautiful), か"ぺき (completeness, flawless, short temper), か"ぜ" (ashamed, being liable to criticism, boldly, completeness, eunuch), ば"ぜ", ま"ぜ" (aimless, fulfilment of a vow, in a rambling way, many books, many scrolls, winning with the highest possible score), まる (circle, full, money, purity, suffix for ship names, zero), きょくち (culmination, farthest land, limited area, locality, municipal, polar regions), か"せい (accomplishment, cheer, complete, completion, control, dry, dryness, government-manufactured, government-regulated organization or facility etc., inertia, pitfall, quiet, sense, sensitiveness, sensitivity, shout, shout of joy, snoring sound, tranquil, trap). (various references) | |
Korean | 얀벽. (various references) | |
Manx | slanejeantys, slaneid (absoluteness, sanity, thoroughness, total, totality, undividedness, wholeness), feerid (authenticity, axiom, reality, simplicity, truth, veracity). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | erfectionpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | perfeição (beauty, completeness, craftsmanship, excellence, prime, thoroughness). (various references) | |
Romanian | perfecţiune (excellence, excellency, mastery, ripeness, tiptop), perfecţionare (development, finish, improvement, perfecting), perfecţie (consummation), talente, desãvârşire (accomplishment, completion, consummation, excellency, finishing, ripeness), culme (acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, culmination, height, heyday, it, noon, noonday, noontide, paroxysm, peak, perisher, ridge, summit, top, vertex, zenith), calitãţi. (various references) | |
Russian | совершенство (accomplishments, excellence, fineness, masterliness, perfectness). (various references) | |
Scottish | seusdar (acme, at its, perfection : 'na sheusdar), seusar (acme or perfection). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | savršenstvo, savršenost (thoroughness). (various references) | |
Spanish | perfección (ideal). (various references) | |
Swedish | fulländning (completion, consummation). (various references) | |
Turkish | yetkinlik, ustalık (art, artfulness, craftsmanship, deftness, dexterity, expertness, facility, feat, finesse, hand, handiness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, knack, masterliness, mastership, mastery, proficiency, skill, sleight, subtility, subtlety, virtuosity, wizardry, workmanship), tamamlama (accomplishment, completion, consummation, finish, finishing, follow through, fulfillment, fulfilment, integration), mükemmellik (class, consummation, excellence, faultlessness, finish, impeccability, soundness, thoroughness), kusursuzluk (beau ideal, faultlessness, finish, impeccability, thoroughness). (various references) | |
Turkmen | kдmillik. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | удосконалення (elaboration, perfectibility, perfecting, refinement), завершеність (completeness, finality, finish, matureness, maturity), досконалість (accomplishments, excellence, prowess). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tột đỉnh (acme, peak, zenith), sự tuyệt mỹ, sự tuyệt hảo sự rèn luyện cho th nh thạo, sự trau d"i cho th nh thạo người ho n to n, sự ho n to n (consummation), sự ho n th nh (accomplishment, completion, discharge, encompassment, fulfilment, termination), sự ho n hảo (consummation, primeness), người ho n hảo, đức tính ho n to n. (various references) | |
Welsh | perffeithrwydd. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | consummatio, consummatione, consummationem, consummationi, consummationis. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 8, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | To de eiV taV akanqaV peson outoi eisin oi akousanteV kai upo merimnwn kai ploutou kai hdonwn tou biou poreuomenoi sumpnigontai kai ou telesforousin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quod autem in spinis cecidit hii sunt qui audierunt et a sollicitudinibus et divitiis et voluptatibus vitae euntes suffocantur et non referunt fructum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þæt sæd þe feoll on þa ðornas þæt synt þa ðe gehyrað: and of carum and of welum and of lustum þiss lifes synt forþrysmede. and nanne wæstm ne bringað; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But that that fel among thornes, ben these that herden, and of bisynessis, and ritchessis, and lustis of lijf thei gon forth, and ben stranglid, and bryngen forth no fruyt. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And yt which fell amonge thornes are they which heare and goo forth and are choked wt cares and wt riches and volupteous lyvinge and bringe forth noo frute. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 8, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug bahin sa mga nahulog sa kasampinitan, kini sila mao kadtong makadungog; apan sa magapadayon sila sa pagpanaw, sila pagalumsan sa mga kabalaka ug sa mga bahandi ug sa mga kalipayan sa kinabuhi, ug sila dili kahinggan ug bunga. |
| Croatian | A što pade u trnje - to su oni koji poslušaju, ali poneseni brigama, bogatstvom i nasladama života, uguše se i ne dorode roda. |
| Danish | Men det, som faldt iblandt Torne, det er dem, som have hørt og så gå hen og kvæles under Livets Bekymringer og Rigdom og Nydelser og ikke bære moden Frugt. |
| Dutch | En dat in de doornen valt, zijn dezen, die gehoord hebben, en heengaande verstikt worden door de zorgvuldigheden, en rijkdom, en wellusten des levens, en voldragen geen vrucht. |
| Finnish | Mikä taas orjantappuroihin putosi, ne ovat ne, jotka kuulevat, mutta vaeltaessaan tukehtuvat tämän elämän huoliin, rikkauteen ja hekumoihin, eivätkä tuota kypsää hedelmää. |
| French | Ce qui est tombé parmi les épines, ce sont ceux qui, ayant entendu la parole, s`en vont, et la laissent étouffer par les soucis, les richesses et les plaisirs de la vie, et ils ne portent point de fruit qui vienne maturité. |
| German | Das aber unter die Dornen fiel, sind die, so es hören und gehen hin unter den Sorgen, Reichtum und Wollust dieses Lebens und ersticken und bringen keine Frucht. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Benih yang jatuh di tengah semak berduri ibarat orang yang mendengar kabar itu, tetapi khawatir tentang hidup mereka serta ingin hidup mewah dan senang di dalam dunia ini. Semuanya itu menghimpit mereka sehingga tidak menghasilkan buah yang matang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka yang jatuh di tengah-tengah semak duri itu, ialah orang yang sudah mendengar, dan serta berjalan dibantutkan oleh kuatir dan kekayaan dan kesukaan dunia ini, maka tiadalah mengeluarkan buah dengan sempurnanya. |
| Italian | Il seme caduto in mezzo alle spine sono coloro che, dopo aver ascoltato, strada facendo si lasciano sopraffare dalle preoccupazioni, dalla ricchezza e dai piaceri della vita e non giungono a maturazione. |
| Manx Gaelic | As shen huitt mastey drineyn, yn vooinjer, tra t'ad er chlashtyn, ta goll magh as ta plooghit lesh kiarail as berchys, as eunyssyn y vea shoh, as cha vel ad gymmyrkey magh mess gys lhieeney vie. |
| Maori | Ko tera i ngahoro ki roto ki nga tataramoa, ko te hunga e whakarongo ana, a, ko te haerenga atu, ka kowaowaotia e nga manukanuka, e nga taonga, e nga whakaahuareka o te ao, a hore ake e pakari o ratou hua. |
| Norwegian | Det som falt iblandt torner, det er de som hører, og mens de vandrer under bekymringer og rikdom og livets lyst, kveles de, og bærer ikke fullmoden frukt. |
| Portuguese | A parte que caiu entre os espinhos são os que ouviram e, indo seu caminho, são sufocados pelos cuidados, riquezas, e deleites desta vida e não dão fruto com perfeição. |
| Rumanian | Sqmknya, care a cqzut kntre spini, knchipuiewte pe aceia cari, dupq ce au auzit Cuvkntul, kwi vqd de drum, wi -l lasq sq fie knqbuwit de grijile, bogqyiile wi plqcerile vieyii acesteia, wi n`aduc rod care sq ajungq la coacere. |
| Russian | Б Х БЧЫЕЕ Ч ФЕТОЙЕ, ЬФП ФЕ, ЛПФПТЩЕ УМХЫБАФ УМПЧП, ОП, ПФИП"С, ЪБ'ПФБНЙ, 'ПЗБФУФЧПН Й ОБУМБЦ"ЕОЙСНЙ ЦЙФЕКУЛЙНЙ П"БЧМСАФУС Й ОЕ ТЙОПУСФ МП"Б; |
| Shuar | Jankiniam iniaaru tana nuka tuke Enentáijiai Umíatsna nuna nakumui. Nu shuarsha ántuiniawai, Túrasha ni wakeramurijiai wekainiawai. Ju nunkanman ana nuna ti Páchiniakui, tura Kuítian ti wakeruiniakui, warastinniak Enentáimtuiniakui, Yus-Chicham ni Enentáin takaatsui. Nujai kankarma ásar nerektinian tujintiainiawai. |
| Swahili | Zile zilizoanguka kwenye miti ya miiba ni watu wale wanaosikia lile neno, lakini muda si muda, wanapokwenda zao, husongwa na wasiwasi, mali na anasa za maisha, na hawazai matunda yakakomaa. |
| Swedish | Och att den föll bland törnena, det är sagt om dem, som när de hava hört ordet, gå bort och låta sig förkvävas av rikedomens omsorger och njutandet av livets goda och så icke föra något fram till mognad. |
| Uma | "Hawua' to monawu' hi laintongo' rui mpobatuai tauna to mpo'epe Lolita Alata'ala, aga ntora mpenonoi katuwu' -ra hi rala dunia', doko' mo'ua' pai' doko' mporata kagoea'. Hawe'ea toe mposesei' -ra, alaa-na uma-ra kaliliu mpotuku' Lolita Alata'ala, pai' uma ria kalaua-na hi katuwu' -ra. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "perfection": perfectionism, perfectionisms, perfectionist, perfectionistic, perfectionists, perfections. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "perfection": imperfection. (additional references) | |
Words containing "perfection": imperfections. (additional references) | |
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"Perfection" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Perberton, perfeccion, perfecti, perfectio, persection, pervection. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "perfection" (pronounced perfe"kshun) |
| 8 | p er f e" k sh u n | imperfection. |
| 6 | -f e" k sh u n | affection, confection, defection, disaffection, disinfection, infection. |
| 5 | -e" k sh u n | advection, circumspection, collection, complexion, connection, convection, correction, detection, direction, disconnection, dissection, ejection, election, erection, flexion, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, objection, overprotection, predilection, preelection, projection, protection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reflection, reinspection, rejection, resurrection, section, selection. |
| 4 | -k sh u n | faction, fiction, abstraction, abduction, action, addiction, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, compunction, concoction, conduction, conjunction, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, depiction, dereliction, destruction, diction, diffraction, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, fraction, friction, function, inaction, induction, infarction, infliction, infraction, injunction, instruction, interaction, interdiction, introduction, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, obstruction, overproduction, overreaction, prediction, production, reaction, reconstruction, reduction, reintroduction, reproduction, restriction, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, seduction, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-f-i-n-o-p-r-t" | |
-1 letter: reception, refection. | |
-2 letters: entropic, erection, frenetic, inceptor, infecter, infector, neoteric, perfecto, prentice, reinfect, terpenic. | |
-3 letters: coinfer, cointer, conifer, coterie, enforce, enteric, enticer, entopic, firepot, nepotic, noticer, oftener, percent, pereion, perfect, picotee, piefort, pioneer, pointer, porcine, potence, precent, prefect, protein, receipt, tropine. | |
-4 letters: cenote, center, centre, cerite, citron, coiner, confer, confit, copier, copter, cornet, cortin. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-f-i-n-o-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: perfections. | |
+2 letters: frontispiece, imperfection. | |
+3 letters: frontispieces, imperfections, perfectionism, perfectionist. | |
+4 letters: perfectionisms, perfectionists, superconfident, superinfection. | |
+5 letters: perfectionistic, perfunctoriness, superinfections. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Names: Derived from 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Bible Trace 20. Derivations | 21. Rhymes 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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