1.
absolute perfection; flawless; impeccable
Having no defects or weaknesses whatsoever. A four-character idiom emphasizing total completeness and lack of any flaw.
完全無欠な人間はいない。
No one is absolutely perfect.
彼は完全無欠のヒーローとして描かれている。
He is depicted as a flawless hero.
完全無欠を求めるあまり、いつまでも作品を完成させられない人もいる。
Some people are so obsessed with perfection that they can never finish their work.
USAGE NOTES:
完全無欠 is a 四字熟語 composed of 完全 (complete, perfect) and 無欠 (without defect). It is often used with の as a modifier (完全無欠の) or with な as a na-adjective.
In practice, it is frequently used in the negative — pointing out that nothing is truly 完全無欠 — or to describe idealized fictional characters.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 完全無欠な人 (a perfect person)
- 完全無欠のアリバイ (an airtight alibi)
- 完全無欠を目指す (aim for perfection)
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 非の打ちどころがない — "without any fault" (idiomatic)
- 完璧 — "perfect, flawless" (more common in everyday speech)