PERFECTION

n. 1 purity, flawlessness, faultlessness, sublimity, superiority, excellence, pre-eminence, transcendence Though we strive for perfection, we never can achieve it 2 completion, completeness, achievement, fulfilment, realization, consummation, accomplishment, attainment The building doesn't reach perfection till the last roof-tile is in place 3 ideal, paragon, model, archetype, pattern, mould, standard, idealization, essence, quintessence, acme, pinnacle, summit Machiavelli probably achieved the perfection of political cunning