Imperfect vs. Perfect

Not perfect.

Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind.

(Grammar) Of or being the tense of a verb that shows, usually in the past, an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action.

Being without defect or blemish

(Botany) Having either stamens or a pistil only. Used of a flower.

Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient.

Not reproducing sexually. Used of fungi.

Completely suited for a particular purpose or situation

(Law) Potentially unenforceable; limited or defective

Completely corresponding to a description, standard, or type

A piece of merchandise having a minor flaw that does not impair its use, usually sold at a discount.

Accurately reproducing an original

The imperfect tense.

Complete; thorough; utter

A verb in the imperfect tense.

Pure; undiluted; unmixed

Not perfect

Excellent and delightful in all respects

(botany) unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.

(Botany) Having both stamens and pistils in the same flower; monoclinous.

(taxonomy) known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.

Capable of sexual reproduction. Used of fungi.

(obsolete) lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.

(Grammar) Of, relating to, or constituting a verb form expressing action completed prior to a fixed point of reference in time.

(grammar) belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

(Music) Designating the three basic intervals of the octave, fourth, and fifth.

Something having a minor flaw

(Grammar) The aspect of a verb that expresses action completed prior to a fixed point of reference in time.

(grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

A verb or verb form having this aspect.

(transitive) to make imperfect

To bring to perfection or completion

Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.

Fitting its definition precisely.

Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.

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

Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.

Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.

The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense.

Excellent and delightful in all respects.

To make imperfect.

(mathematics) Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.

A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

Representing a completed action.

Not perfect; defective or inadequate;

(biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.

Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings;

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

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

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

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

(obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.

(obsolete) Innocent, guiltless.

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

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

A leader of the Cathar movement.

(transitive) 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.

Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure; sound; right; correct.

Well informed; certain; sure.

Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; - said of flower.

The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

To make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to its nature and kind.

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

Make perfect or complete;

Being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish;

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

Precisely accurate or exact;