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perfectionist

perfectionist

Meaning of perfectionist

person seeking perfection

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EN-UK/pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/
EN-US/pɚˈfɛkʃənɪst/
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perfectionist with Russian translation

perfectionist usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Он перфекционист и переписывает предложения, пока они не прозвучат идеально.

He's a perfectionist who rewrites his sentences until they sound exactly right.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Как перфекционист, он проверяет, как сочетаются все цвета перед покраской.

As a perfectionist, he checks every colour match before he starts painting.

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perfectionist belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

perfectionistперфекционист
kindдобрый
smartумный
quietтихий
boringскучный
lazyленивый
angryзлой

perfectionist synonyms

Related words worth learning together

nitpicker
Pejorative; someone who finds fault in trivial details.
fastidiousness
Careful and hard to please; emphasizes being selective or demanding.
pedant
Emphasizes strict adherence to rules or minor details; often pejorative.
meticulousness
The quality of showing great attention to detail; a trait rather than a person.
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nitpicker

Pejorative; someone who finds fault in trivial details.

B2Often

Don't be such a nitpicker — the tiny typo doesn't matter.

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fastidiousness

Careful and hard to please; emphasizes being selective or demanding.

B2Often

His fastidiousness about his workspace drives colleagues crazy.

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pedant

Emphasizes strict adherence to rules or minor details; often pejorative.

B2Often

He's a pedant who always corrects grammar at meetings.

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meticulousness

The quality of showing great attention to detail; a trait rather than a person.

B2Often

Her meticulousness shows in every report she writes.

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perfectionist means perfectionist. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce perfectionist

/pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/

perfectionist translation

perfectionist

perfectionist examples

He's a perfectionist who rewrites his sentences until they sound exactly right.

perfectionist transcription

/pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/, /pɚˈfɛkʃənɪst/

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perfectionist meaning: what does it mean?

person seeking perfection

perfectionist pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

perfectionist is pronounced as /pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

perfectionist definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He's a perfectionist who rewrites his sentences until they sound exactly right. Translation: Он перфекционист и переписывает предложения, пока они не прозвучат идеально.

Is perfectionist part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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