In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
perfectionist
(noun) a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
Source: WordNet® 3.1
perfectionist (plural perfectionists)
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]
(philosophy, now, rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life. [from 17th c.]
(US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin. [from 19th c.]
perfectionist (comparative more perfectionist, superlative most perfectionist)
Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*fec"tion*ist, n.
Definition: One pretending to perfection; esp., one pretending to moral perfection; one who believes that persons may and do attain to moral perfection and sinlessness in this life. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 October 2024
(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.