perfect

perfect
1 adjective
1 of the very best possible kind or standard: It's a perfect day for a picnic | a perfect example of Gothic architecture | a perfect marriage | the perfect crime (=one in which the criminal is never discovered): There is no such thing as the perfect crime.
2 complete, without any faults or weaknesses: a perfect performance | a perfect set of teeth | in perfect condition | nobody's perfect spoken (=used when you are answering someone who has criticized you): So I did the wrong thing! Well nobody's perfect.
3 exactly right and just what is needed for a particular purpose; ideal 1 (1): That's perfect! - just the way I wanted it to look. | "D'you want some more soup?" "No, this is perfect." (=enough; plenty) | We've found the perfect actor to play the part.
(+ for): The house is perfect for our family.
4 completely correct and accurate: Your English is perfect. | a perfect copy of the original | perfect timing (=when something happens at exactly the right time): "Have you been waiting?" "No, it was perfect timing. I've just arrived."
5 the perfect gentleman/wife/host someone who behaves exactly as a typical gentleman etc ought to behave
6 a perfect stranger/fool/angel etc complete stranger etc: I felt a perfect idiot.
—see also: perfectly, practice makes perfect practice (11), present perfect, past perfect 2 verb (T) to make something perfect or as good as you are able to: It's just a working model; we haven't perfected it yet. 3 noun technical the perfect the form of a verb which shows a period of time up to and including the present, and in English is usually formed with `have' and the past participle; present perfect —see also: past perfect

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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