perfectionism
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- 22
- Words With Friends
- 26
- Letters
- 13
/pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/
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/pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/ · /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ (US)
Definition of perfectionism
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
- (countable, uncountable)A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.
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Etymology
From perfection + -ism.
Words you can make from perfectionism
200+ playable · top: IMPERFECTIONS (22 pts)
Best play imperfections 22 points12-letter words
3 words11-letter words
8 words10-letter words
20 words- IMPERFECTS 19 pts
- PERFECTION 17 pts
- PONTIFICES 17 pts
- PROFICIENT 17 pts
- IMPOTENCES 16 pts
- PICOMETERS 16 pts
- PICOMETRES 16 pts
- PREMEIOTIC 16 pts
- SEMITROPIC 16 pts
- FEROCITIES 15 pts
- FICTIONEER 15 pts
- FROMENTIES 15 pts
- REEFPOINTS 15 pts
- REFECTIONS 15 pts
- ISENTROPIC 14 pts
- PREMOISTEN 14 pts
- RECEPTIONS 14 pts
- RECIPIENTS 14 pts
- RENOTIFIES 13 pts
- ENORMITIES 12 pts
9-letter words
75 words- IMPERFECT 18 pts
- PISCIFORM 18 pts
- FERMIONIC 16 pts
- MICROFINE 16 pts
- PERFECTOS 16 pts
- SPECIFIER 16 pts
- STIPIFORM 16 pts
- CRIMPIEST 15 pts
- EPICENISM 15 pts
- EPISTEMIC 15 pts
- IMPOTENCE 15 pts
- IMPRECISE 15 pts
- PICOMETER 15 pts
- PICOMETRE 15 pts
- POETICISM 15 pts
- CERTIFIES 14 pts
- CORNIFIES 14 pts
- FOMENTERS 14 pts
- FORETIMES 14 pts
- FRENETICS 14 pts
- FRICTIONS 14 pts
- INFECTERS 14 pts
- INFECTORS 14 pts
- METRIFIES 14 pts
- MORTIFIES 14 pts
- PETRIFIES 14 pts
- RECTIFIES 14 pts
- REEFPOINT 14 pts
- REFECTION 14 pts
- REINFECTS 14 pts
- TORPEFIES 14 pts
- CENTESIMI 13 pts
- CENTESIMO 13 pts
- COPRESENT 13 pts
- CRETINISM 13 pts
- EPITOMISE 13 pts
- EROTICISM 13 pts
- INCEPTORS 13 pts
- INSPECTOR 13 pts
- INTERCOMS 13 pts
- ISOMETRIC 13 pts
- ORPIMENTS 13 pts
- PERISTOME 13 pts
- PIMIENTOS 13 pts
- POETICISE 13 pts
- POTENCIES 13 pts
- PRECISION 13 pts
- PRECONISE 13 pts
- PRENTICES 13 pts
- PRESCIENT 13 pts
- PROTEINIC 13 pts
- RECEPTION 13 pts
- RECIPIENT 13 pts
- REINSPECT 13 pts
- REMINISCE 13 pts
- SEMEIOTIC 13 pts
- SEMITONIC 13 pts
- TEMPORISE 13 pts
- FIRESTONE 12 pts
- INTROFIES 12 pts
- NOTIFIERS 12 pts
- CORNEITIS 11 pts
- CRETINISE 11 pts
- ENTROPIES 11 pts
- ERECTIONS 11 pts
- EROTICISE 11 pts
- INTERPOSE 11 pts
- MISORIENT 11 pts
- MOISTENER 11 pts
- NECROTISE 11 pts
- NEOTERICS 11 pts
- REINCITES 11 pts
- REMOISTEN 11 pts
- RESECTION 11 pts
- SECRETION 11 pts
8-letter words
93 words- COMFIEST 15 pts
- CONFIRMS 15 pts
- FORCIPES 15 pts
- COMPEERS 14 pts
- COMPERES 14 pts
- COMPETES 14 pts
- COMPRISE 14 pts
- CORPSMEN 14 pts
- EMPIRICS 14 pts
- EPIMERIC 14 pts
- EPITOMIC 14 pts
- MISPRICE 14 pts
- COINFERS 13 pts
- CONIFERS 13 pts
- ENFORCES 13 pts
- ENSIFORM 13 pts
- FEMINISE 13 pts
- FEMINIST 13 pts
- FERMENTS 13 pts
- FERMIONS 13 pts
- FICTIONS 13 pts
- FIERCEST 13 pts
- FIREPITS 13 pts
- FIREPOTS 13 pts
- FOMENTER 13 pts
- FORENSIC 13 pts
- FORETIME 13 pts
- FORNICES 13 pts
- FORSPENT 13 pts
- FRENETIC 13 pts
- FRETSOME 13 pts
- FRICTION 13 pts
- FROSTNIP 13 pts
- INFECTER 13 pts
- INFECTOR 13 pts
- MISINFER 13 pts
- CENTIMES 12 pts
- CENTIMOS 12 pts
- CENTRISM 12 pts
- COMITIES 12 pts
- CONSPIRE 12 pts
- CREMINIS 12 pts
- CREPIEST 12 pts
- EMPTIERS 12 pts
- ENTROPIC 12 pts
- EPISTOME 12 pts
- EPITOMES 12 pts
- EREMITIC 12 pts
- IMPOSTER 12 pts
- IMPRINTS 12 pts
- IMPRISON 12 pts
- INCEPTOR 12 pts
- INCOMERS 12 pts
- INCORPSE 12 pts
- INTERCOM 12 pts
- ISOMERIC 12 pts
- MERISTIC 12 pts
- METEORIC 12 pts
- MINCIEST 12 pts
- MISPOINT 12 pts
- MISPRINT 12 pts
- MONISTIC 12 pts
- MOPERIES 12 pts
- MORTICES 12 pts
- FEISTIER 11 pts
- FERITIES 11 pts
- FERNIEST 11 pts
- FIERIEST 11 pts
- FINERIES 11 pts
- INFESTER 11 pts
- CITRINES 10 pts
- COINTERS 10 pts
- CORNIEST 10 pts
- COTERIES 10 pts
- CRINITES 10 pts
- CROSTINI 10 pts
- EIRENICS 10 pts
- EMERSION 10 pts
- ENMITIES 10 pts
- ENTERICS 10 pts
- ENTICERS 10 pts
- ERECTION 10 pts
- ESOTERIC 10 pts
- INCITERS 10 pts
- INTERIMS 10 pts
- ISOPRENE 10 pts
- ITEMISER 10 pts
- MINISTER 10 pts
- MISENTER 10 pts
- MISINTER 10 pts
- MOIETIES 10 pts
- MONETISE 10 pts
- IRONIEST 8 pts
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