Meaning of perfectability in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /pəˌfɛktəˈbɪlɪti/

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  1. Noun

    perfectability

    Etymology

    late 18th century. From perfectable + -ity: see -bility

    Definitions

    1. the capability of becoming perfect

    Examples

    • « he believes in the ultimate perfectability of man »

    Antonyms

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  • « I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago. »
    Edgar Allan Poe

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