Consummate vs. Perfect

Consummate vs. Perfect — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Consummate and Perfect

Consummateadjective

Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.

Perfectadjective

Fitting its definition precisely.

a perfect circle

Consummateadjective

Highly skilled and experienced; fully qualified.

a consummate sergeant

Perfectadjective

Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.

That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.

Consummateverb

(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.

Perfectadjective

Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.

Practice makes perfect.
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Consummateverb

(transitive) To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.

Perfectadjective

Excellent and delightful in all respects.

a perfect day

Consummateverb

(transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.

After the reception, he escorted her to the honeymoon suite to consummate their marriage.

Perfectadjective

Representing a completed action.

Consummateverb

(intransitive) To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.

Perfectadjective

(biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.

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Consummateverb

of marriages

Perfectadjective

(botany) Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.

Consummateverb

make perfect; bring to perfection

Perfectadjective

(analysis) Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.

Consummateadjective

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill;

a consummate artistconsummate skilla masterful speakermasterful techniquea masterly performance of the sonataa virtuoso performance

Perfectadjective

(music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.

Consummateadjective

perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities;

a complete gentlemanconsummate happinessa consummate performance

Perfectadjective

(of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.

a perfect Manhattan;a perfect Rob Roy

Consummateadjective

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;

an arrant foola complete cowarda consummate foola double-dyed villaingross negligencea perfect idiotpure follywhat a sodding messstark staring mada thoroughgoing villainutter nonsense

Perfectadjective

(obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.

Perfectnoun

(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

Perfectnoun

(video games) A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.

Perfectverb

(transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.

I am going to perfect this article.You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.

Perfectverb

(legal) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.

perfect an appeal; perfect an interest; perfect a judgment

Perfectnoun

a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

Perfectverb

make perfect or complete;

perfect your French in Paris!

Perfectadjective

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish;

a perfect circlea perfect reproductionperfect happinessperfect mannersa perfect specimena perfect day

Perfectadjective

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;

an arrant foola complete cowarda consummate foola double-dyed villaingross negligencea perfect idiotpure follywhat a sodding messstark staring mada thoroughgoing villainutter nonsense

Perfectadjective

precisely accurate or exact;

perfect timing