imperfect

[Im*per·fect]

Something imperfect has flaws, errors, or problems. Imperfect is the opposite of perfect.

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Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.

Noun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

Adjective S.
having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I''m only human"; "frail humanity"

Adjective
not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"


a.
Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.

a.
Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.

a.
Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.

n.
The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense.

v. t.
To make imperfect.


Imperfect

Im*per"fect , a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im- not + perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See Perfect.] 1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.
Something he left imperfect in the state.
Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect.
2. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed, imperfect person.
3. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
Nothing imperfect or deficient left Of all that he created.
Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault; Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought.
Imperfect arch, an arch of less than a semicircle; a skew arch. -- Imperfect cadence (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic, but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving complete rest; a half close. -- Imperfect consonances (Mus.), chords like the third and sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the fifth and forth. -- Imperfect flower (Bot.), a flower wanting either stamens or pistils. Gray. -- Imperfect interval (Mus.), one a semitone less than perfect; as, an imperfect fifth. -- Imperfect number (Math.), a number either greater or less than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case, it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an abundant number. -- Imperfect obligations (Law), obligations as of charity or gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law. -- Imperfect power (Math.), a number which can not be produced by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a factor, the number of times indicated by the power; thus, 9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube. -- Imperfect tense (Gram), a tense expressing past time and incomplete action.

Imperfect

Im*per"fect , n. (Gram.) The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense.

Imperfect

Im*per"fect, v. t. To make imperfect. [Obs.]

Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.

To make imperfect.

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Usage Examples

It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect.

I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a role model. My mom always tells me that imperfections equal beauty. All of us are imperfect.

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting.

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

If you are kept in ignorance of the true way and permit yourself to rely upon and be guided by the opinion of imperfect man, you can never gain the riches that will bring you peace and lasting happiness.

Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition.

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Other Usage Examples

International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge.

If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands.

My marriage? Up to now everything's okay. But it's a real marriage - imperfect and very difficult. It's all about people evolving somewhat simultaneously through their lives. I think we've emotionally evolved.

Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.

If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.

It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put - without delay, and with tenderness - back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try.

If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success.

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

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