Perfect vs Entire - What's the difference?
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Fitting its definition precisely.
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Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
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Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
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Excellent and delightful in all respects.
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*:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect . And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
Representing a completed action.
(lb) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
(lb) Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
(lb) Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A'' is perfect if ''A =A'.
(lb) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
(lb) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
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(lb) Well informed; certain; sure.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:I am perfect that the Pannonians are now in arms.
To make perfect; to improve or hone.
(legal) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
(sometimes, postpositive) Whole; complete.
(botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
(botany) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable]] on all of [[?.
(of a, male animal) Not gelded.
Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
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Internal; interior.
An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
* 2005', He asked why Hijaz was an '''entire . You know what an entire is, do you not, Anna? A stallion which has not been castrated. — James Meek, ''The People's Act of Love (Canongate 2006, p. 124)
(philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
In botany terms the difference between perfect and entire
is that perfect is of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts while entire is consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.As adjectives the difference between perfect and entire
is that perfect is fitting its definition precisely while entire is whole; complete.As nouns the difference between perfect and entire
is that perfect is the perfect tense, or a form in that tense while entire is an uncastrated horse; a stallion.As a verb perfect
is to make perfect; to improve or hone.perfect
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Alternative forms
*Etymology 1
From (etyl) perfit, from (etyl) parfit (modern: parfait), from (etyl) perfectus, perfect passive participle of . Spelling modified 15c. to conform Latin etymology.Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (fitting its definition precisely) accurate, flawless * (without fault or mistake) faultless, infallible * (thoroughly skilled or talented) expert, proficient * mature * bisexual, hermaphroditic * See alsoAntonyms
* (fitting its definition precisely) flawed * (without fault or mistake) faulty, faultful, fallible * imperfectDerived terms
* future perfect * nobody's perfect * past perfect * perfect number * perfect pitch * picture-perfect * pixel-perfect * practice makes perfect * present perfect * word-perfectEtymology 2
From (perfect) (adjective) or from (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- I am going to perfect this article.
- You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.
- perfect''' an appeal''; '''''perfect''' an interest''; '''''perfect a judgment
Synonyms
* (to make perfect) enhance, hone, improve, optimizeStatistics
*entire
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(wikipedia entire)Alternative forms
* intire (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- pure fear and entire cowardice
- No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
- (Spenser)
