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IMPERFECTION
Definition of IMPERFECTION
noun
Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French imperfeccion, from Latin imperfectiōnem, accusative of imperfectiō, from in- + perfectiō. By surface analysis, im- + perfection.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPERFECTION · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IMPERFECTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPERFECTION starts with I and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEFIIMNOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start IMPERFEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found IMPERFECTION?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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