imperfection

[ im-per-fek-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪm pərˈfɛk ʃən /

an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.

the quality or condition of being imperfect.

Origin of imperfection

1350–1400; Middle English imperfeccio(u)n < Late Latin imperfectiōn- (stem of imperfectiō) incompleteness. See im-², perfection

You remind us that men and women have imperfection in common, and are indivisible.

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“The imperfection became a mark of distinction about their home,” Lahiri writes.

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Imperfection is a mark of modern sophistication, confidence, and youthfulness.

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And he emphasizes the importance of imperfection—even in candy land.

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“I was incredibly angry at the imperfection of my own life,” he says.

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This buoyant energy of hope and effort is to be the result of the consciousness of imperfection of which we have spoken.

Expositions of Holy Scripture |Alexander Maclaren
The consciousness of the imperfection of his knowledge serves as a buffer when the train of progress starts with a jerk.

The Gentle Reader |Samuel McChord Crothers
It is a serious mark of a Church's imperfection for it to recognise only implicitly or virtually its covenant obligations.

The Ordinance of Covenanting |John Cunningham
But we will now consider how this imperfection may be remedied by science.

Science and the Infinite |Sydney T. Klein
Isn't it our imperfection that brings us together in a common need?

The Secret Places of the Heart |H. G. Wells

imperfection

/ (ˌɪmpəˈfɛkʃən) /

the condition or quality of being imperfect

a fault or defect