Antonyms for defects

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : noun dee-fekt, dih-fekt; verb dih-fekt

Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; verb dɪˈfɛkt

Definition of defects

Origin : 1570s, from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see defect (n.)). Related: Defected; defecting.

noun blemish, imperfection
verb break from belief, faith

Example sentences :

An accurate knowledge of our defects will soonest lead to their cure.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Of their defects from an artistic point of view it is not necessary to speak.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume I (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

These defects in his temper appeared more and more in him every year.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Must he not, for this, and a hundred other defects, have special training?
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

In the mean time the piece went on, and the shawl covered all its defects.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

No catalogue of American qualities and defects can exclude the trait of individualism.
Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry

That there are defects in this gospel and programme of American fellowship, every one is aware.
Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry

Matters can thus be arranged so as to correct more or less the defects of the law.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

He tried to remedy all these defects, but he was opposed at every step.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

Some defects and difficulties may be noted in the execution of the communistic plan.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Synonyms for defects

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