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PERFECTIONIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does perfectionist mean?
• PERFECTIONIST (noun)
The noun PERFECTIONIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
Familiarity information: PERFECTIONIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("perfectionist" is a kind of...):
compulsive (a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things)
Derivation:
perfection (the act of making something perfect)
perfection (an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)
perfection (the state of being without a flaw or defect)
perfectionism (a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable)
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