Roget's Thesaurus

#650. Perfection

Nouns

perfection; perfectness etc. adj.; indefectibility; impeccancy, impeccability. pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon; pink of perfection, acme of perfection; ne plus ultra [Lat.]; summit etc. 210. cygne noir [Fr.]; philosopher's stone; chrysolite, Koh-i-noor. model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton; trump, very prince of. masterpiece, superexcellence etc. (goodness) 648; transcendence etc. (superiority) 33.

Verbs

be perfect etc. adj.; transcend etc. (be supreme) 33. bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature; complete etc. 729; put in trim etc. (prepare) 673; maturate.

Adjectives

perfect, faultless; indefective, indeficient, indefectible; immaculate, spotless, impeccable; free from imperfection etc. 651; unblemished, uninjured etc. 659; sound, sound as a roach; in perfect condition; scathless, intact, harmless; seaworthy etc. (safe) 644; right as a trivet; in seipso totus teres atque rotundus [Lat.] [Horace]; consummate etc. (complete) 52; finished etc. 729. best etc. (good) 648; model, standard; inimitable, unparagoned, unparalleled etc. (supreme) 33; superhuman, divine; beyond all praise etc. (approbation) 931; sans peur et sans reproche [Fr.].

Adverbs

to perfection; perfectly etc. adj.; ad unguem [Lat.]; clean, clean as a whistle.

Phrases

let us go on unto perfection [Hebrews vi, 1]; the perfection of art is to conceal art [Quintilian].