different between efficiency vs perfectionism

efficiency

English

Etymology

From Latin efficientia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??f??n?si/

Noun

efficiency (countable and uncountable, plural efficiencies)

  1. The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.
    Antonyms: inefficiency, wastefulness
  2. (dated) The quality of producing an effect or effects.
    • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
      The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us.
  3. The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
    Antonyms: inefficiency, wastefulness
  4. (US) A one-room apartment.
    Synonyms: efficiency apartment, (UK, Ireland) bedsit

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References

  • efficiency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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perfectionism

English

Etymology

perfection +? -ism

Noun

perfectionism (countable and uncountable, plural perfectionisms)

  1. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
  2. (philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.

Related terms

  • perfectionist
  • perfectionistic

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  • imperfections

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