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Imperfectness
see synonyms of imperfectnessNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Imperfectness
see synonyms of imperfectnessadjective
1.
exhibiting or characterized by faults, mistakes, etc; defective
2.
not complete or finished; deficient
3. botany
a.
(of flowers) lacking functional stamens or pistils
b.
(of fungi) not undergoing sexual reproduction
4. grammar
denoting a tense of verbs used most commonly in describing continuous or repeated past actions or events, as for example was walking as opposed to walked
5. law
(of a trust, an obligation, etc) lacking some necessary formality to make effective or binding; incomplete; legally unenforceable
See also executory (sense 1)6. music
a.
(of a cadence) proceeding to the dominant from the tonic, subdominant, or any chord other than the dominant
b.
of or relating to all intervals other than the fourth, fifth, and octave
Compare perfect (sense 9)noun
7. grammar
a.
the imperfect tense
b.
a verb in this tense
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Imperfectness
see synonyms of imperfectness adjective
1.
not finished or complete; lacking in something
2.
not perfect; having a defect, fault, or error
3. Grammar
in certain inflected languages, designating or of the tense of a verb that indicates a past action or state as uncompleted, continuous, customary, or going on at the same time as another: “was writing” and “used to write” are English forms
corresponding to the imperfect tense in such languages
4. Music
designating an interval of a major or minor third or sixth
noun
5.
the imperfect tense
6.
a verb in this tense
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Imperfectness
see synonyms of imperfectnessadj.
1. Not perfect.
2. Grammar Of or being the tense of a verb that shows, usually in the past, an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action.
3. Botany Having either stamens or a pistil only. Used of a flower.
4. Not reproducing sexually. Used of fungi.
5. Law Potentially unenforceable; limited or defective: an imperfect right of self defense.
n.
1. A piece of merchandise having a minor flaw that does not impair its use, usually sold at a discount.
2. Grammar
a. The imperfect tense.
b. A verb in the imperfect tense.
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