See Also: imperfection(dictionary)

imperfection (iou)



imperfection noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from late Latin imperfectio(n-), from imperfectus IMPERFECT adjective: see -ION.]
The condition or quality of being imperfect; incompleteness; faultiness. Also, an instance of this; a fault, a blemish. LME.
A. Mason He must be free from any imperfection of body, any frailty of mind. J. Viorst With all its imperfections, the psychoanalytic perspective offers the most profound insights.
Music. The action of causing a note to be twice rather than three times the length of a note of the next lower denomination. Also, the condition of such a note. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
a. Printing. In pl. Letters that are lacking in a font; types cast or supplied to make up a deficiency in a font. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
b. Bookbinding. A surplus or missing sheet. L17.