Perfect vs. Prefect
Difference Between Perfect and Prefect
Perfectadjective
Fitting its definition precisely.
a perfect circlePrefectnoun
(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's personPerfectadjective
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.Prefectnoun
The head of a department in France.
Perfectadjective
Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
Practice makes perfect.Prefectnoun
The head of a prefecture in Japan.
Perfectadjective
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
a perfect dayPrefectnoun
(British) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
Perfectadjective
Representing a completed action.
Prefectnoun
A commander.
Perfectadjective
(biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
Prefectnoun
a chief officer or chief magistrate;
the prefect of Paris policePerfectadjective
(botany) Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
Perfectadjective
(analysis) Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
Perfectadjective
(music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
Perfectadjective
(of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
a perfect Manhattan;a perfect Rob RoyPerfectadjective
(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 judgmentPerfectnoun
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 dayPerfectadjective
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 nonsensePerfectadjective
precisely accurate or exact;
perfect timing
