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PERFECTIBILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capability of becoming perfect
Example:
he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("perfectibility" is a kind of...):
capability; capableness; potentiality (an aptitude that may be developed)
Antonym:
imperfectibility (the capability of becoming imperfect)
Derivation:
perfectible (capable of becoming or being made perfect)
