The difference between Diminished and Perfect

When used as adjectives, diminished means lessened, reduced, 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 Diminished and Perfect

  1. Diminished as a verb:

  1. Diminished as an adjective:

    lessened, reduced.

    Examples:

    "The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome."

  2. Diminished as an adjective (music):

    reduced by a semitone

  1. Perfect as an adjective:

    Fitting its definition precisely.

    Examples:

    "a perfect circle"

  2. 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."

  3. Perfect as an adjective:

    Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.

    Examples:

    "Practice makes perfect."

  4. Perfect as an adjective:

    Excellent and delightful in all respects.

    Examples:

    "a perfect day"

  5. Perfect as an adjective (grammar, of a tense or verb form):

    Representing a completed action.

  6. Perfect as an adjective (biology):

    Sexually mature and fully differentiated.

  7. Perfect as an adjective (botany):

    Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.

  8. 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'.

  9. Perfect as an adjective (music):

    Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.

  10. Perfect as an adjective (of a [[cocktail]]):

    Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.

    Examples:

    "a perfect Manhattan;  a perfect Rob Roy"

  11. Perfect as an adjective (obsolete):

    Well informed; certain; sure.

  1. Perfect as a noun (grammar):

    The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

  2. Perfect as a noun (video games):

    A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.

  1. 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."

  2. 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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