The difference between Beautiful and Perfect
When used as adjectives, beautiful means attractive and possessing beauty, whereas perfect means fitting its definition precisely.
Perfect is also noun with the meaning: the perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
Perfect is also verb with the meaning: to make perfect.
check bellow for the other definitions of Beautiful and Perfect
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Beautiful as an adjective:
Attractive and possessing beauty.
Examples:
"Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful."
"There's a beautiful lake by the town."
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Beautiful as an adjective (of the weather):
Pleasant; clear.
Examples:
"It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk."
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Beautiful as an adjective:
Well executed.
Examples:
"The skater performed a beautiful [[axel]]."
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Perfect as an adjective:
Fitting its definition precisely.
Examples:
"a perfect circle"
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Perfect as an adjective:
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
Examples:
"That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants."
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Perfect as an adjective:
Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
Examples:
"Practice makes perfect."
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Perfect as an adjective:
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
Examples:
"a perfect day"
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Perfect as an adjective (grammar, of a tense or verb form):
Representing a completed action.
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Perfect as an adjective (biology):
Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
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Perfect as an adjective (botany):
Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
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Perfect as an adjective (analysis):
Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
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Perfect as an adjective (music):
Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
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Perfect as an adjective (of a [[cocktail]]):
Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
Examples:
"a perfect Manhattan;  a perfect Rob Roy"
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Perfect as an adjective (obsolete):
Well informed; certain; sure.
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Perfect as a noun (grammar):
The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
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Perfect as a noun (video games):
A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
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Perfect as a verb (transitive):
To make perfect; to improve or hone.
Examples:
"I am going to perfect this article."
"You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing."
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Perfect as a verb (legal):
To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
Examples:
"perfect an appeal''; ''perfect an interest''; ''perfect a judgment"
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