Definition & Meaning of "perfectionist"in English

Perfectionist

a person who strives for flawlessness and sets excessively high standards, often leading to dissatisfaction with anything less than perfect

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

perfectionists

Examples

As a perfectionist, she spent hours making sure every detail was exactly right.

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perfectionist

perfection

perfect

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