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imperfection

imperfection

51 3.7
A small fault that makes someone or something less good
  • noun
  • /ˌɪmpərˈfɛkʃən/
translation icon : imperfección
  • You can see every little imperfection on my face.
  • market imperfections
  • correct imperfections
  • human imperfection

What role does imperfection play in in nature?

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Examples

  • You hold an egg up to the light of a-a candle and, uh... you look for imperfections.

  • You know, we we're trying to tolerate our imperfections, not eradicate them.

  • Believe me, we have enough imperfection built in already.

  • But in spite of that imperfection, I love him or her.

  • Look at this slight imperfection here.

  • Even the smallest imperfection is unacceptable to the language of the law.

  • You start to be seen, imperfections and all.

  • Love who you have turned into with all your imperfections and blemishes.

  • I do notice the imperfections, but hopefully they will not be to my detriment.

  • The artist decided to embrace every imperfection in her work as a representation of her unique style.

Synonyms

defect
vsimperfection
150 3.4

A fault that makes something less useful or valuable

is the general condition of having faults rather than a single specific fault
flaw
vsimperfection
113 3.3

A weakness in a person's character that causes problems

applies to faults in anything or anyone, not only character
incompleteness
vsimperfection
3 5.9

A state where something has missing parts or information

covers any fault or weakness, not only missing parts
imperfectness
vsimperfection
5.6

A state of having faults or problems

is the same meaning expressed with a different noun form

Antonyms

97 3.7

A thing that has no mistakes and shows the best quality

1 5.4

A state of having no mistakes or problems

How Flawed

defect
150 3.4
imperfection
51 3.7
blemish
15 3.9

Surface Forms

imperfection singular
imperfections plural

Morphology

imperfection = imperfect (transparent) = im + perfect + ion

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ion' to the adjective 'imperfect', producing the state or quality of being imperfect.

Etymology

The word imperfection breaks into im- ('not') and perfect ('complete'). So an imperfection is something 'not complete' — a small fault, which is why the word means a defect or weakness today.