as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the shirt was marked down because of a minor imperfection
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Recent Examples of imperfection
All the furniture pieces in your bedroom don’t have to be the same finish or style, instead consider using antiques or family heirloom pieces for an asymmetrical look and embracing imperfection.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Local quilting artist Carole Harris' abstract work layers found fabric with rips and imperfections, showing how time passes.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
This tool removes blemishes and other imperfections while preserving skin texture and permanent details.
—PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025
There is a book of my notebook that's sort of my drawings and my notes, also a lot of imperfection there.
—Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperfection
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As you were informed, the size of the defect after surgery may necessitate additional removal of the healthy eye to close the area properly.—
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Indeed, the battery defect is a major culprit in depressing the value of 2019 I-Paces.—
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Many of the selections underscore the social stresses and inequalities of the growing metropolis, the scars left by the harsh military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983, and the human costs of Argentina’s recurrent economic crises.—
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Older Brazilians carry the scars, in many cases literal ones, of their fight against dictatorship.—
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Coronal holes may superficially appear to be similar to sunspots, as both appear as dark blotches on our star.—
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Both have gray-brown bodies with a smattering of lighter cream and darker brown blotches.—
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“Imperfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperfection. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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