OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 2413

perfect

/ˈpɜː.fɪkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
perfecto
Fitting its definition precisely.
a perfect circle
perfecto
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
perfecto
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
And was the day of my delight ⁠As pure and perfect as I say? ⁠The very source and fount of Day Is dash’d with wandering isles of night.
a perfect day
perfecto
Representing a completed action.
perfecto
Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
perfect fifth
📚 verb • entry_id 2414

perfect

/pəˈfɛkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
perfeccionar
To make perfect; to improve or hone.
I am going to perfect this article.
You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.