imperfection (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *imperfection*:
NOUN	state	imperfection, imperfectness	the state or an instance of being imperfect

imperfection > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.mperfeh'kshahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *imperfection*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The state or an instance of being imperfect.
Synonym	imperfectness
Narrower	defect, fault, flaw	An imperfection in an object or machine
	defect	An imperfection in a bodily system
	defectiveness, faultiness	The state of being defective
	failing, weakness	A flaw or weak point
	flaw	An imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
	wart	An imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)
Broader	state	The way something is with respect to its main attributes
Opposite	perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra	The state of being without a flaw or defect / defect / defect / defect
Spanish	imperfección
Catalan	imperfecció

HyperDic: imperfection