perfeição

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin perfectiōnem (“perfection”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [peh.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [peh.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [peɾ.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [peχ.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [peɻ.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.fɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.fɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.feˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: per‧fei‧ção

Noun

perfeição f (plural perfeições)

1. perfection (state of being perfect)

   Synonym: primor

   Antonym: imperfeição

Related terms

• aperfeiçoar
• perfeitamente
• perfeito