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n. The state of being imperfect.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or quality of being imperfect.
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n. the state or an instance of being imperfect
Word Usage
"For observe, I have only dwelt upon the rudeness of Gothic, or any other kind of imperfectness, as admirable, where it was impossible to get design or thought without it."