perfective
/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/
perfective adjective: of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
Adjective
perfective (comparative more perfective, superlative most perfective)
- Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
- Antonyms:
- imperfective
- Of, or relative to, a perfect tense.
- Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
- a perfective alterationa. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC
- It is not likely that Eternal Life ſhall be a torpid and unactive ſtate, or that it ſhall conſiſt only in an uninterrupted and endleſs Act of Love; the other Faculties ſhall be employed as well as the Will, in Actions ſuitable to, and perfective of their Natures; […]1701, John Ray, “Of Bodies Endued with a Sensitive Soul, or Animals”, in The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, […], 3rd edition, London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin]...
Noun
perfective (plural perfectives)
perfective meaning in Hindi
perfective in Hindi
- perfective
- पूर्ण pūrṇ
Antonyms of perfective
Forms of perfective
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more perfective |
| superlative | most perfective |
| Noun | |
| plural | perfectives |
Origin of perfective
From perfect + -ive.
Words formed from perfective
Phrases with perfective
Words that rhyme with perfective
- projective
- subjective
- effective
- objective
- prospective
- reflective
- collective
- connective
- defective
- directive
- respective
- selective
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- injective
- detective
- elective
- irrespective
- retrospective
- affective
- bijective
- corrective
- erective
- ineffective
- inflective
- intellective
- intersubjective
- protective
- refective
- advective
- convective
- deflective
- ejective
- imperfective
- infective
- inspective
- introspective
- overprotective
- rejective
- surjective
- unreflective
- unselective
Questions about perfective
- What does perfective mean?
- Perfective means of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
- What is perfective in Hindi?
- Perfective in Hindi is पूर्ण (pūrṇ). See Perfective meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is perfective?
- Perfective can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce perfective?
- Perfective is pronounced /pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/.
Words near perfective in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: perfective (page history and authors); पूर्ण (Hindi) (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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