per-
(Latin: through, across, over; beyond, by means of)
perfection
perfectionist
perfectly
perfidious
Characterized by perfidy; guilty of breaking faith or violating confidence; deliberately faithless; basely treacherous.
perfidiously
1. In a perfidious manner.
2. Treacherously; traitorously; by breach of faith or allegiance.
3. Relating to, or characterized by perfidy (being faithless or disloyal; treachery).
perfidy
1. The deceitful violation of faith or promise; base breach of faith or betrayal of the trust reposed in someone; treachery.
2. Often, the profession of faith or friendship in order to deceive or to betray.
3. The quality or state of being faithless or disloyal; treachery.
4. An act or an instance of disloyalty.
perfoliate
perforate
1. To make a hole or holes in something.
2. To make a line of small holes in paper to make tearing it easier.
3. To penetrate or pass through something.
4. Dotted with small holes.
perforated
Having a hole or holes, especially a row of small holes.
perforating
Making a hole or holes in something.
perforation
1. The act of boring or piercing through a part.
2. A hole made through a part or substance.
3. The act of punching a hole; especially, a row of holes as for ease of separation.
4. A line of small holes for tearing at a particular place.
perforator
One who, or that which, perforates or makes holes in something.
perfume
1. The odorous fumes or vapor given off by the burning of any substance, especially by such things that emit an agreeable odor; such as, incense: "Who's wearing tht spicy perfume?"
2. The volatile particles, scent, or odor emitted by any sweet-smelling substance; the fragrance diffused by a liquid scent, exhaled by flowers, etc.: "Those roses perfume the whole garden."
3. A substance, natural or prepared, that emits, or is capable of emitting an agreeable odor; a fluid containing the essence of flowers or other odorous substances; scent.
Originally applied to a diffuse sweet-smelling odor when something was burned.
4. Etymology: from Latin
per-, "throughly" +
fumus, "smoke"; literally, "thoroughly smoked, full of smoke or vapor".
perfumer
Someone who makes (and sells) perfumes.
perfumery
1. The preparation of perfumes; the business of a perfumer.
2. A perfumer’s place of business.