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per·fec·tion·ist

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–noun

1.	a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.

2.	a person who demands perfection of himself, herself, or others.

–adjective

3.	of, pertaining to, or distinguished by perfection or perfectionism.

[Origin: 1650–60; perfection + -ist

]

—Related forms

per·fec·tion·is·tic, adjective

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per·fec·tion·ism Audio Help (pər-fěk'shə-nĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.

A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
A belief in certain religions that moral or spiritual perfection can be achieved before the soul has passed into the afterlife.

per·fec'tion·ist adj. & n., per·fec'tion·is'tic adj.

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perfectionist
noun
a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
perˈfectionist [-ʃə-] noun

a person who is only satisfied if what he is doing is perfect
Example: She's a perfectionist — her work is perfect in every detail.

Arabic:	مُتْقِن، من يَنْشُد الكَمال
Chinese (Simplified):	追求尽善尽美的人
Chinese (Traditional):	追求盡善盡美的人
Czech:	puntičkář
Danish:	perfektionist
Dutch:	perfectionist
Estonian:	perfektsionist
Finnish:	perfektionisti
French:	perfectionniste
German:	der, *die Perfektionist(in)
Greek:	τελειομανής
Hungarian:	maximalista
Icelandic:	maður með fullkomnunaráráttu
Indonesian:	perfeksionis
Italian:	perfezionista

Japanese:	完全主義者
Korean:	완벽주의자
Latvian:	perfekcionists, pilnības meklētājs
Lithuanian:	tobulumo siekiantis žmogus
Norwegian:	perfeksjonist
Polish:	perfekcjonista
Portuguese (Brazil):	perfeccionista
Portuguese (Portugal):	perfeccionista
Romanian:	perfecţionist
Russian:	человек, добивающийся во всём совершенства
Slovak:	puntičkár
Slovenian:	perfekcionist
Spanish:	perfeccionista
Swedish:	perfektionist
Turkish:	mükemmeliyetçi

See also: perfectly, perfection, perfect

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Perfectionist

Per*fec"tion*ist\, n. One pretending to perfection; esp., one pretending to moral perfection; one who believes that persons may and do attain to moral perfection and sinlessness in this life. --South.

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