perfectionist

US: /pɝˈfɛkʃənəst/, /pɝˈfɛkʃənɪst/
UK: /pəfˈɛkʃənˌɪst/


English Vietnamese dictionary


perfectionist /pə'fekʃənist/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
(sometimes disapproving) a person who likes to do things perfectly and is not satisfied with anything less: He was a perfectionist in his art and could be difficult to work for. + perfectionist principles / standards + To reach that level of playing you have to be an absolute perfectionist.
perfectionism noun [U]: Her perfectionism is evident at work and at home.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 purist, pedant, precisian, precisionist, stickler, Colloq fusspot, US fuss-budget:
The foreman is such a perfectionist that there's no satisfying him.
adj.
2 meticulous, precise, punctilious, scrupulous, exacting, particular, demanding, fastidious, fussy; obsessive; Colloq picky, nit-picking:
She takes a perfectionist attitude towards everything she does.

Concise English dictionary


perfectionistspər'fekʃnɪst /pə'-
noun
+a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards