impeccancy†, impeccability.
pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon; pink of perfection, acme of
perfection; ne plus ultra [Lat.]; summit &c 210.
cygne noir [Fr.]; philosopher's stone; chrysolite, Koh-i-noor.
model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton; trump, very
prince of.
masterpiece, superexcellence &c (goodness) 648 [Obs.];
transcendence &c (superiority) 33.
V. be perfect &c adj.; transcend &c (be supreme) 33.
bring to perfection, perfect, ripen, mature; complete &c 729; put
in trim &c (prepare) 673; maturate.
Adj. perfect, faultless; indefective†, indeficient†, indefectible;
immaculate, spotless, impeccable; free from imperfection &c 651;
unblemished, uninjured &c 659; sound, sound as a roach; in perfect
condition; scathless†, intact, harmless; seaworthy &c (safe) 644; right
as a trivet; in seipso totus teres atque rotundus [Lat.] [Horace];
consummate &c (complete) 52; finished &c 729.
best &c (good) 648; model, standard; inimitable, unparagoned†,
unparalleled &c (supreme) 33; superhuman, divine; beyond all praise &c
(approbation) 931; sans peur et sans reproche [Fr.].
Adv. to perfection; perfectly &c adj.; ad unguem [Lat.]; clean, clean
as a whistle.
Phr. let us go on unto perfection [Hebrews vi, 1]; the perfection of
art is to conceal art [Quintilian].