perfectibility
/pə,fekti'biliti/
Definition
Noun: The quality or state of being capable of improvement or development towards a state of flawlessness, completeness, or ideal excellence. It is the inherent potential within a person, system, or thing to become perfect.
Examples of Usage
- The philosopher's theory hinges on the perfectibility of human society through education and reason.
- While the software has bugs, its underlying architecture suggests a high degree of perfectibility.
- She questioned the perfectibility of any political system created by inherently flawed humans.
Advanced Usage
- "Infinite perfectibility": A concept suggesting that the process of improvement has no ultimate endpoint.
- The pursuit of knowledge is based on the idea of infinite perfectibility of understanding.
- Used in philosophical and theological contexts to discuss the potential for moral or spiritual improvement.
- Debates about human nature often center on the issue of our inherent perfectibility.
Variants and Related Words
- Perfectible (adjective): Capable of becoming perfect.
- The design is good but still perfectible with further testing.
- Perfection (noun): The state of being perfect.
- Imperfectibility (noun): The quality of being incapable of becoming perfect.
Synonyms
- Improvability
- Capability for perfection
Antonyms
- Imperfectibility
- Fallibility
Noun
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the capability of becoming perfect
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he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man
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