"perfectionist" meaning in English

See perfectionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perfectionist.wav Forms: more perfectionist [comparative], most perfectionist [superlative]
Etymology: From perfection + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|perfection|ist}} perfection + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} perfectionist (comparative more perfectionist, superlative most perfectionist)
  1. Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
    Sense id: en-perfectionist-en-adj-yIsii-2N
  2. (philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism. Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (inclined or related to perfectionism): كَمَالِيّ (kamāliyy) (Arabic), perfeccionista (Catalan), perfekcionistický (Czech), perfektionistisk (Danish), perfectionistisch (Dutch), perfektionistinen (Finnish), perfectionniste (French), perfektionistisch (German), maximalista (Hungarian), perfezionista (Italian), perfezionistico (Italian), perfekcjonistyczny (Polish), perfeccionista (Portuguese), perfecționist (Romanian), перфекциони́стский (perfekcionístskij) (Russian), перфекционѝстичкӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), perfekcionìstičkī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), perfeccionista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-perfectionist-en-adj-Y-otWswb Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 11 35 10 38 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'inclined or related to perfectionism': 1 99

Noun

IPA: /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perfectionist.wav Forms: perfectionists [plural]
Etymology: From perfection + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|perfection|ist}} perfection + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} perfectionist (plural perfectionists)
  1. Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who does not settle for anything that is not perfect): mükəmməliyyətçi (Azerbaijani), перфекцыяні́ст (pjerfjekcyjaníst) [masculine] (Belarusian), перфекцыяні́стка (pjerfjekcyjanístka) [feminine] (Belarusian), perfeccionista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 完美主義者 (Chinese Mandarin), 完美主义者 (wánměi zhǔyì zhě) (Chinese Mandarin), perfekcionista [masculine] (Czech), perfekcionistka [feminine] (Czech), perfektionist [common-gender] (Danish), perfectionist [masculine] (Dutch), perfectioniste [feminine] (Dutch), perfektsionist (Estonian), täiuslikkuseihaleja (Estonian), perfektionisti (Finnish), perfectionniste [feminine, masculine] (French), Perfektionist [masculine] (German), Perfektionistin [feminine] (German), τελειομανής (teleiomanís) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), τελειοθήρας (teleiothíras) [masculine] (Greek), maximalista (Hungarian), fullkomnunarsinni [masculine] (Icelandic), perfezionista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 完全主義者 (kanzenshugisha) (alt: かんぜんしゅぎしゃ) (Japanese), 完璧主義者 (kanpekishugisha) (alt: かんぺきしゅぎしゃ) (Japanese), ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣತಾವಾದಿ (paripūrṇatāvādi) (Kannada), ಪರಿ ಪೂರ್ಣತಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷಿ (pari pūrṇatākāṅkṣi) (Kannada), ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣತಾನ್ವೇಷಕ (paripūrṇatānvēṣaka) (Kannada), 완벽주의자 (wanbyeokjuuija) (alt: 完璧主義者) (Korean), പൂർണ്ണതാവാദി (pūṟṇṇatāvādi) (Malayalam), perfeksjonist [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), perfeksjonist [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), perfekcjonista [masculine] (Polish), perfekcjonistka [feminine] (Polish), perfeccionista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), perfecționist [masculine] (Romanian), perfecționistă [feminine] (Romanian), перфекциони́ст (perfekcioníst) [masculine] (Russian), перфекциони́стка (perfekcionístka) [feminine] (Russian), перфекцио̀нист [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), перфекцио̀нистица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), perfekciònist [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), perfekciònistica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), perfekcionista [masculine] (Slovak), perfekcionistka [feminine] (Slovak), perfeccionista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), perfektionist [common-gender] (Swedish), mükemmeliyetçi (Turkish), перфекціоні́ст (perfekcioníst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), перфекціоні́стка (perfekcionístka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Philosophy, People, Personality
    Sense id: en-perfectionist-en-noun-Zn4bOhw5 Disambiguation of People: 0 10 18 35 37 Disambiguation of Personality: 3 9 18 41 29 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 9 33 13 41 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  3. (US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): People
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: perfectionism, perfectionistic

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      "sense": "inclined or related to perfectionism",
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      "sense": "inclined or related to perfectionism",
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      "sense": "inclined or related to perfectionism",
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      "sense": "inclined or related to perfectionism",
      "word": "perfezionistico"
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      "sense": "inclined or related to perfectionism",
      "word": "perfekcjonistyczny"
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      "sense": "inclined or related to perfectionism",
      "word": "perfeccionista"
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