Defn: Capable of becoming, or being made, perfect.
PERFECTION
Per*fec"tion, n. Etym: [F. perfection, L. perfectio.]
1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection.
2. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence. Shak. What tongue can her perfections tell Sir P. Sidney. To perfection, in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection.
PERFECTION
Per*fec"tion, v. t.
Defn: To perfect. [Obs.] Foote.
PERFECTIONAL
Per*fec"tion*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to perfection; characterized by perfection.
[R.] Bp. Pearson.
PERFECTIONATE
Per*fec"tion*ate, v. t.
Defn: To perfect. Dryden.