Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Perfect \Per"fect\, a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit, parfet, parfait,
   F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere to carry to the
   end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see {Per-}) + facere
   to make, do. See {Fact}.]
   1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not
      defective nor redundant; having all the properties or
      qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw,
      fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure;
      sound; right; correct.

            My strength is made perfect in weakness. --2 Cor.
                                                  xii. 9.

            Three glorious suns, each one a perfect sun. --Shak.

            I fear I am not in my perfect mind.   --Shak.

            O most entire perfect sacrifice!      --Keble.

            God made thee perfect, not immutable. --Milton.

   2. Well informed; certain; sure.

            I am perfect that the Pannonains are now in arms.
                                                  --Shak.

   3. (Bot.) Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; --
      said of flower.

   {Perfect cadence} (Mus.), a complete and satisfactory close
      in harmony, as upon the tonic preceded by the dominant.

   {Perfect chord} (Mus.), a concord or union of sounds which is
      perfectly coalescent and agreeable to the ear, as the
      unison, octave, fifth, and fourth; a perfect consonance; a
      common chord in its original position of keynote, third,
      fifth, and octave.

   {Perfect number} (Arith.), a number equal to the sum of all
      its divisors; as, 28, whose aliquot parts, or divisors,
      are 14, 7, 4, 2, 1. See {Abundant number}, under
      {Abundant}. --Brande & C.

   {Perfect tense} (Gram.), a tense which expresses an act or
      state completed.

Perfect \Per"fect\, n.
   The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

Perfect \Per"fect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perfected}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Perfecting}.] [L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere. See
   {Perfect}, a.]
   To make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave
   nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to
   its nature and kind.

         God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us. --1
                                                  John iv. 12.

         Inquire into the nature and properties of the things, .
         . . and thereby perfect our ideas of their distinct
         species.                                 --Locke.

   {Perfecting press} (Print.), a press in which the printing on
      both sides of the paper is completed in one passage
      through the machine.

   Syn: To finish; accomplish; complete; consummate.

Source : WordNet®

perfect
     adj 1: being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a
            perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect
            happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen";
            "a perfect day" [ant: {imperfect}]
     2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
        intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a
        consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
        negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a
        sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing
        villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)},
         {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)},
         {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)},
         {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
     3: precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing"

perfect
     n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been
         completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn:
          {perfective}, {perfective tense}, {perfect tense}]

perfect
     v : make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"
         [syn: {hone}]