perfectionist
/pəˈfekʃənɪst/noun
उच्चारण पफ़ेक्शनिस्ट
पूर्णतावादी, हर काम में संपूर्णता चाहने वाला
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a person who is not satisfied with anything unless it is completely perfect
पूर्णतावादी, हर काम में संपूर्णता चाहने वाला
- A perfectionist, she rewrote the essay five times before submitting it.
- Perfectionists often finish late because nothing seems good enough.
- My sister is a perfectionist and checks every detail twice.
+ 2 more examples
- Being a perfectionist, he was never happy with his drawings.
- The editor is a perfectionist who corrects even a misplaced comma.
Synonyms stickler purist idealist fussy person
Opposite slacker slapdash worker pragmatist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be a perfectionist (about / over sth)
Use about or over for the thing the person is very careful with. The noun needs a or an.
जिस चीज़ में व्यक्ति बहुत सावधान हो, उसके लिए 'about' या 'over' आता है; noun के साथ 'a' या 'an' आवश्यक है।
- Radhika is a perfectionist about her handwriting.
- He is a perfectionist over every little detail.
perfectionist as adjective
The word can come before a noun, as in 'perfectionist attitude' or 'perfectionist streak'.
यह शब्द noun से पहले भी आ सकता है, जैसे 'perfectionist attitude' या 'perfectionist streak'।
- Her perfectionist attitude made her revise every answer twice.
perfectionism (noun, uncountable)
The trait or habit is perfectionism. It can help or harm a student.
यह गुण या आदत 'perfectionism' है; यह विद्यार्थी के लिए सहायक या हानिकारक हो सकती है।
- Perfectionism sometimes stops students from finishing their papers.
a bit of / something of a perfectionist
These phrases soften the statement and are common in speech.
ये वाक्यांश कथन को नरम बनाते हैं और बोलचाल में आम हैं।
- My teacher is something of a perfectionist.
+Collocations 4
adjective + perfectionist
realstrictborncompleteobsessive
- He is a born perfectionist who rewrites every line.
perfectionist + noun
streaktendencyattitudeapproachstandards
- She has a perfectionist streak in everything she does.
verb + perfectionist
bebecomecall yourselfconsider yourself
- I consider myself a perfectionist when I cook.
perfectionist about / over
about workabout detailsover marksabout neatness
- The editor is a perfectionist about spellings.
“More examples 5
- The sculptor was such a perfectionist that he broke any statue with a flaw.
मूर्तिकार इतना परफ़ेक्शनिस्ट था कि दोषपूर्ण मूर्ति को तोड़ देता था।
- Being a perfectionist can make revision slow and stressful.
परफ़ेक्शनिस्ट होने से revision धीमा और तनावपूर्ण हो सकता है।
- The tailor, a perfectionist, redid the collar three times.
दर्ज़ी ने, जो हर काम में बारीकी चाहता था, कॉलर तीन बार दोबारा सिला।
- Radhika's perfectionist habits improved the quality of her project.
राधिका की बारीकी से काम करने की आदतों ने उसकी परियोजना की गुणवत्ता सुधारी।
- A cricket coach should be a perfectionist about basic skills.
क्रिकेट प्रशिक्षक को बुनियादी कौशल के मामले में पूर्णता का आग्रही होना चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is perfectionist in his work.
✓ He is a perfectionist in his work.
Perfectionist is a countable noun and needs a.
'Perfectionist' countable noun है और इसके साथ 'a' आवश्यक है।
✗ She is a perfectionist of her notes.
✓ She is a perfectionist about her notes.
Use about or over, not of, after perfectionist.
'Perfectionist' के बाद 'about' या 'over' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ He never satisfied with his work as he is a perfectionist.
✓ He is never satisfied with his work as he is a perfectionist.
The sentence needs the verb is before never satisfied.
वाक्य में 'never satisfied' से पहले verb 'is' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe people who care about quality, but only some are extreme.
ये शब्द गुणवत्ता की परवाह करने वाले लोगों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर केवल कुछ में अति होती है।
Someone who is not happy unless things are completely perfect.
वह व्यक्ति जो चीज़ें पूर्णतः त्रुटिहीन हुए बिना संतुष्ट नहीं होता।
- A perfectionist rewrites an essay many times.
A person who insists on strict rules or exact standards.
वह व्यक्ति जो कठोर नियमों या सटीक मानकों पर अड़ा रहे।
- She is a stickler for punctuality.
A person who is too concerned with small details or rules, often showing off knowledge.
छोटे विवरणों या नियमों की अति चिंता करने वाला, प्रायः अपना ज्ञान दिखाने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The pedant corrected every comma.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
per·fec·tion·ist
With -tionist (not 'perfectionest' or 'perfecsionist'); the noun perfectionism.
अंत में -tionist ('perfectionest' या 'perfecsionist' गलत है); noun perfectionism।
§Grammar and usage
Perfect is an absolute adjective, so 'more perfect' is avoided in formal English; perfect as a verb is stressed perFECT (/pəˈfekt/), the adjective PERfect.
Perfect एक absolute adjective है, इसलिए formal English में 'more perfect' से बचा जाता है; verb के रूप में stress perFECT (/pəˈfekt/), adjective में PERfect।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who demands perfection in everything is a perfectionist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: हर चीज़ में पूर्णता चाहने वाला perfectionist।