imperfection

  • 1imperfection — [ ɛ̃pɛrfɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1120; bas lat. imperfectio 1 ♦ État de ce qui est inachevé. 2 ♦ État de ce qui est imparfait, par essence ou par accident. Imperfection de l homme. 3 ♦ Une imperfection : ce qui rend imparfait. ⇒ défaut. « la douleur de… …

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  • 2imperfection — imperfection, deficiency, shortcoming, fault mean a failure in persons or in things to reach a standard of excellence or perfection. Imperfection is the most general of these words ; it usually does not imply a great departure from perfection and …

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  • 3imperfection — im‧per‧fec‧tion [ˌɪmpəˈfekʆn ǁ pər ] noun [countable] something that is not completely correct or perfect in a system, product etc; = FLAW: • The CD had several small imperfections. * * * imperfection UK US /ˌɪmpəˈfekʃən/ noun [C] ► PRODUCTION a …

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  • 4imperfection — Imperfection. s. f. Defaut, manquement. Imperfection de corps. imperfection d esprit. tous les hommes sont pleins d imperfections. On appelle, En termes de Libraire, Imperfections, Toutes les feuilles qui manquent ou qui sont de trop dans un… …

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  • 5Imperfection — Im per*fec tion, n. [L. imperfectio: cf. F. imperfection. See {Imperfect}, a.] The quality or condition of being imperfect; lack of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish. [1913 Webster] Sent to my account With all my… …

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  • 6imperfection — [im΄pər fek′shən] n. [ME imperfeccioun < OFr imperfection < LL imperfectio] 1. the quality or condition of being imperfect 2. a shortcoming; defect; fault; blemish SYN. DEFECT …

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  • 7imperfection — index defect, deficiency, disadvantage, fault (weakness), flaw, foible, frailty, handicap …

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  • 8imperfection — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. imperfeccion (12c.) and directly from L.L. imperfectionem (nom. imperfectio), from imperfectus (see IMPERFECT (Cf. imperfect)) …

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  • 9imperfection — [n] flaw blemish, bug*, catch, defect, deficiency, deformity, demerit, disfigurement, failing, fallibility, fault, foible, frailty, glitch*, gremlin*, inadequacy, incompleteness, infirmity, insufficiency, peccadillo, problem, shortcoming, sin,… …

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  • 10imperfection — Imperfection, et corruption, Vitium …

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