ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

650. Perfection -- N. perfection; perfectness &c adj.; indefectibility † ; impeccancy † ,
impeccability.
pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon; pink of perfection, acme of perfection; ne plus ultra
[Lat.]; summit &c 210.
cygne noir [Fr.]; philosopher's stone; chrysolite, Koh-i-noor.
model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton; trump, very prince of.
masterpiece, superexcellence &c (goodness) 648 [Obs.]; transcendence &c
(superiority) 33.
V. be perfect &c adj.; transcend &c (be supreme) 33.
bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature; complete &c 729; put in trim &c (prepare)
673; maturate.
Adj. perfect, faultless; indefective † , indeficient † , indefectible; immaculate, spotless,
impeccable; free from imperfection &c 651; unblemished, uninjured &c 659; sound,
sound as a roach; in perfect condition; scathless † , intact, harmless; seaworthy &c (safe)
644; right as a trivet; in seipso totus teres atque rotundus [Lat.] [Horace]; consummate
&c (complete) 52; finished &c 729.
best &c (good) 648; model, standard; inimitable, unparagoned † , unparalleled &c
(supreme) 33; superhuman, divine; beyond all praise &c (approbation) 931; sans peur et
sans reproche [Fr.].
Adv. to perfection; perfectly &c adj.; ad unguem [Lat.]; clean, clean as a whistle.
Phr. let us go on unto perfection [Hebrews vi, 1]; the perfection of art is to conceal art
[Quintilian].
651. Imperfection -- N. imperfection; imperfectness &c adj.; deficiency; inadequacy &c
(insufficiency) 640; peccancy &c (badness) 649 [Obs.]; immaturity &c 674.
fault, defect, weak point; screw loose; flaw &c (break) 70; gap &c 198; twist &c 243;
taint, attainder; bar sinister, hole in one's coat; blemish &c 848; weakness &c 160; half
blood; shortcoming &c 304; drawback; seamy side.
mediocrity; no great shakes, no great catch; not much to boast of; one-horse shay.
V. be imperfect &c adj.; have a defect &c n.; lie under a disadvantage; spring a leak.
not pass muster, barely pass muster; fall short &c 304.
Adj. imperfect; not perfect &c 650; deficient, defective; faulty, unsound, tainted; out of
order, out of tune; cracked, leaky; sprung; warped &c (distort) 243; lame; injured &c
(deteriorated) 659; peccant &c (bad) 649; frail &c (weak) 160; inadequate &c
(insufficient) 640; crude &c (unprepared) 674; incomplete &c 53; found wanting; below
par; short-handed; below its full strength, under its full strength, below its full
complement.
indifferent, middling, ordinary, mediocre; average &c 29; so-so; coucicouci, milk and
water; tolerable, fair, passable; pretty well, pretty good; rather good, moderately good;
good; good enough, well enough, adequate; decent; not bad, not amiss; inobjectionable † ,
unobjectionable, admissible, bearable, only better than nothing.
secondary, inferior; second-rate, second-best; one-horse [U.S.].
Adv. almost &c; to a limited extent, rather &c 32; pretty, moderately, passing; only,
considering, all things considered, enough.
Phr. surgit amari aliquid [Lat.].