imperfection
US/ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/
imperfection noun: those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
Noun
imperfection (countable and uncountable, plural imperfections)
- Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
- You can accept your imperfection or try to improve.
- And for the first time she realised what it was to escape from the smallish perfection of England, into the grander imperfection of a great continent.1920, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “The Journey Across”, in The Lost Girl, London: Martin Secker […], →OCLC, page 325
- Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.
- He loves me despite my imperfections.
- It will be sufficient for me if I discover many beauties or imperfections which others have not attended to; and I should be very glad to see one of our eminent writers publish their discoveries on the same subject.2026 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “MONDAY, December 31, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 262; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume...
imperfection meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
imperfection in Hindi
- state of being imperfect
- अपूर्णता apūrṇatā
imperfection in Tamil
- குறைபாடு, அரைகுறை, செம்மையற்ற
imperfection in Urdu
- عیب, خامی, نقص
imperfection in Bengali
- অপূর্ণতা, ত্রুটি, খামতি, খুঁত
More languagesFewer languages
- imperfection in Malayalam
- അപൂർണ്ണത, വെെകല്യം, ദോഷം, കേട്
- imperfection in Kannada
- ಕೊರತೆ, ತಗುಸಿ, ಕುಂದು
Examples of imperfection in a sentence
- The imperfections need to be smoothed away in a computer art package.
- The huge bolts of cloth had to be checked for imperfections such as slubs and misweaves.
- Freedom from all defects and imperfections, diseases, and distempers, infirmities and deformities, maimedness and monstrous shapes.
Synonyms of imperfection
Antonyms
Forms of imperfection
| plural | imperfections |
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Origin of imperfection
From Old French imperfeccion, from Latin imperfectiōnem, accusative of imperfectiō, from in- + perfectiō. By surface analysis, im- + perfection.
Words that rhyme with imperfection
- section
- connection
- projection
- injection
- selection
- collection
- protection
- inflection
- reflection
- affection
- correction
- deflection
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- direction
- election
- erection
- complexion
- recollection
- resurrection
- dejection
- dissection
- flexion
- infection
- rejection
- connexion
- convection
- detection
- disconnection
- misdirection
- objection
- perfection
- vection
- advection
- ejection
- inspection
- interjection
- introspection
- lection
- reflexion
- aspection
- callisection
- disinfection
- disruptive selection
- electrotransfection
- indirect election
- insurrection
- police protection
- porrection
- predilection
- retroflexion
- self-infection
- snap election
- ticket inspection
- transfection
- trivection
- type introspection
- vivisection
Questions about imperfection
- What does imperfection mean?
- Imperfection means those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
- What is imperfection in Hindi?
- Imperfection in Hindi is अपूर्णता (apūrṇatā). See Imperfection meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is imperfection?
- Imperfection is a noun.
- How do you pronounce imperfection?
- Imperfection is pronounced /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of imperfection?
- The plural of imperfection is imperfections.
Words near imperfection in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: imperfection (page history and authors); imperfection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imperfection (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Imperfection (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imperfection (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); imperfection (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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