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perfectionist | excellence |

As a noun perfectionist

is one who has a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.

As a proper noun excellence is

a title of honor or respect; more common in the form excellency.

perfectionist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who has a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.

    • Related terms

    * perfectionism * perfectionistic

    excellence

    English

    (wikipedia excellence)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
  • Something in which one excels.
  • An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.

    • Synonyms

    * superiority * pre-eminence * perfection * worth * goodness * purity * greatness

    See also

    * par excellence ----