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Vinony

perfectionism

noun

  1. personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting high performance standards
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/ / /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English perfection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English perfectionism From perfection + -ism.

  1. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
  2. A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.