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perfectionist
/pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/

perfectionist

🇺🇸 American English
/pɚˈfɛkʃənɪst/
🇬🇧 British English
/pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/
🇷🇺 Russian
[pʲerfʲektsɐˈnʲist]
Meaning of perfectionist

person seeking perfection

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Pronunciation/pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/
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How important is this wordoften
perfectionist

When to use perfectionist

perfectionist attitude

перфекционистский настрой

perfectionist tendencies

перфекционистские наклонности

perfectionist mindset

перфекционистский образ мышления

perfectionist nature

перфекционистская натура

perfectionist at work

перфекционист на работе

perfectionist usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

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

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

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

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

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

Similar words

perfectionist

Same as headword — a person who strives for flawlessness and sets high standards.

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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perfectionistперфекционист
kindдобрый
smartумный
quietтихий
boringскучный
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perfectionist synonyms

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What's the difference between perfectionist / nitpicker / fastidiousness / pedant / meticulousness

🇬🇧English
perfectionist

Same as headword — a person who strives for flawlessness and sets high standards.

B2Very Often

She's a perfectionist who checks every detail twice.

Она — перфекционист, который проверяет каждую деталь дважды.

N
🇬🇧English
nitpicker

Pejorative; someone who finds fault in trivial details.

B2Often

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

Не будь таким придирой — эта мелкая опечатка не важна.

F
🇬🇧English
fastidiousness

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

B2Often

His fastidiousness about his workspace drives colleagues crazy.

Его требовательность к рабочему месту сводит коллег с ума.

P
🇬🇧English
pedant

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

B2Often

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

Он — педант, который постоянно исправляет грамотность на совещаниях.

M
🇬🇧English
meticulousness

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

B2Often

Her meticulousness shows in every report she writes.

Её педантичность проявляется в каждом отчёте, который она пишет.

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

how to pronounce perfectionist

/pəˈfɛkʃənɪst/

perfectionist translation

перфекционист

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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