perfectness

noun

per·​fect·​ness -k(t)nə̇s 

plural -es

: perfection

especially : moral excellence

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by Latin perfectus) of Middle English perfitnesse, parfitnesse, from perfit, parfit + -nesse -ness

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Rhymes for perfectness

• correctness
• directness
• incorrectness
• indirectness