perfection

1 exceptionally high quality Louis Comfort Tiffany produced art glass of such exquisite perfection that he has achieved cult status Synonyms choiceness, distinction, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, excellence, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacyRelated Words faultlessness, flawlessness, impeccability, perfectness; goodness, value, worth; consequence, importance, notabilityNear Antonyms averageness, badness, crumminess, inferiority, mediocrity, ordinariness, worthlessness

2 the most perfect type or example Rembrandt's portraits are the perfection of the art of using facial expression, pose, and gesture to reveal the subject's interior life Synonyms acme, apotheosis, beau ideal, byword, classic, epitome, exemplar, ideal, quintessenceRelated Words archetype, model, prototype; paradigm, standard; nonpareil, paragon; abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification; height, last word, meridian, ultimate, zenith; benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick

3 the quality or state of being very accurate audio recordings were reaching a level of perfection that earlier technicians had never dreamt possible Synonyms accuracy, accurateness, closeness, delicacy, exactitude, exactness, fineness, nicety, precision, preciseness, rigor, rigorousness, ultraprecision, veracityRelated Words correctness, fidelity, rightness, strictness, truth; definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, determinacy; nicety, subtlety; care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, persnicketinessNear Antonyms approximation, roundness; falseness, falsity, incorrectness, wrongness; carelessness, guesswork, looseness; indefiniteness, vaguenessAntonyms coarseness, impreciseness, imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactitude, inexactness, roughness