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imperfect
Overview of noun imperfect
The noun imperfect has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense -- (a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going)
Overview of adj imperfect
The adj imperfect has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) imperfect -- (not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect")
2. (1) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak -- (having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun imperfect
1 sense of imperfect
Sense 1
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
=> tense
=> grammatical category, syntactic category
=> class, category, family
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun imperfect
1 sense of imperfect
Sense 1
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
=> present progressive, present progressive tense
=> past progressive, past progressive tense
=> future progressive, future progressive tense
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun imperfect
1 sense of imperfect
Sense 1
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
=> tense
Antonyms of noun imperfect
Member Holonyms of noun imperfect
Substance Holonyms of noun imperfect
Part Holonyms of noun imperfect
Member Meronyms of noun imperfect
Substance Meronyms of noun imperfect
Part Meronyms of noun imperfect
Meronyms of noun imperfect
Holonyms of noun imperfect
Attributes of noun imperfect
Derived Forms of noun imperfect
Domain of noun imperfect
Domain Terms of noun imperfect
Familiarity of noun imperfect
imperfect used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun imperfect
1 sense of imperfect
Sense 1
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
> tense
=> present, present tense
=> aorist
=> past, past tense
=> future, future tense
=> progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
=> perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tense
Meronyms of noun imperfect
1 sense of imperfect
Sense 1
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
=> tense
=> grammatical category, syntactic category
=> class, category, family
HAS MEMBER: superphylum
Holonyms of noun imperfect
Grep of noun imperfect
imperfect
imperfect tense
imperfectibility
imperfection
imperfective
imperfective aspect
imperfectness
Antonyms of adj imperfect
2 senses of imperfect
Sense 1
imperfect (vs. perfect)
perfect (vs. imperfect)
=> clean
=> clear
=> cold
=> complete, consummate
=> down, down pat(predicate), mastered
=> errorless
=> faultless, immaculate, impeccable
=> flawless, unflawed
=> ideal
=> idealized, idealised
=> idyllic
=> mint(prenominal)
=> perfectible
=> pluperfect
=> uncorrupted, undefiled
Sense 2
fallible, frail, imperfect, weak
INDIRECT (VIA human) -> nonhuman
Similarity of adj imperfect
2 senses of imperfect
Sense 1
imperfect (vs. perfect)
=> blemished, flawed
=> broken
=> corrupt, corrupted
=> defective, faulty
=> imperfectible
Also See> blemished#1; broken#1
Sense 2
fallible, frail, imperfect, weak
=> human (vs. nonhuman)
Pertainyms of adj imperfect
Attributes of adj imperfect
1 of 2 senses of imperfect
Sense 1
imperfect (vs. perfect)
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
Domain of adj imperfect
Domain Terms of adj imperfect
Familiarity of adj imperfect
imperfect used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj imperfect
imperfect
imperfectible
Grep of adv imperfect
imperfectly
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