pitch-perfect

See also: pitch perfect

English

WOTD – 5 September 2024

Etymology

From pitch (“perceived frequency of a note or sound”, noun) +‎ perfect (adjective).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɪt͡ʃ ˈpɜːfɪkt/, /-fɛkt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɪt͡ʃ ˈpɜɹfək(t)/, /-fɪk(t)/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)fɪkt, -ɜː(ɹ)fɛkt
• Hyphenation: pitch-per‧fect

Adjective

pitch-perfect (not generally comparable, comparative more pitch-perfect, superlative most pitch-perfect)

2. Of a person, able to exactly reproduce a musical note or tune, manner of speaking, etc.
3. (figurative)
   2. Extremely accurate.

      Synonym: spot on

      • 2021 July 3, Phil McNulty, “European Championship – Quarter-final: Ukraine 0 – 4 England”, in BBC Sport‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-04-12:

        [Luke] Shaw has been solid in defence while proving to be a potent creator of goals, setting up [Raheem] Sterling's vital opening goal against Germany then setting up two more here, first with pitch-perfect delivery from a free-kick and then a perfect cross.

   4. Utterly flawless and suitable with respect to appearance, atmosphere or tone, expression, or other characteristics.

      Synonym: spot on

      • 2009 September 4, Radhika Jones, “50 Things to See, Hear and Do this Fall”, in Time‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-01-28:

        Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go) has made his name as a pitch-perfect prose stylist, but in his youth he dreamed of a career as a singer-songwriter.

      • 2012 April 27, Charlotte Williamson, “Mexico: Journey to the end of the earth”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph‎^[3], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-02-20:

        The food is first-class, with the emphasis on Italian dishes: delicious wood-fired pizzas, pastas, and a pitch-perfect fillet steak with delicious crinkle-cut chips.

      • 2014 August 9, Dan Kennedy, “Book review: ‘Hack Attack’ by Nick Davies”, in The Boston Globe‎^[4], Boston, Mass.: The Globe Newspaper Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-02:

        [Nick] Davies's tale […] even features a villain with the pitch-perfect name of Neville Thurlbeck.

      • 2015 February 22, Robin Lempel, “Julianne Moore’s Oscar 2015 Dress Wows on Academy Awards Red Carpet before She Wins Best Actress Race for ‘Still Alice’”, in Hollywood Take‎^[5], archived from the original on 2015-08-13, photograph caption:

        Julianne Moore's on a roll! […] [T]he fiery redhead flirted with fringe in a pitch-perfect gown at the 'Mockingjay – Part 1' premiere.

Alternative forms

• pitch perfect

Related terms

• letter-perfect
• perfect pitch
• picture-perfect

Translations

of a person: able to exactly reproduce a musical note or tune, manner of speaking, etc.

• Finnish: jolla on absoluuttinen sävelkorva
• Galician: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: tonsäker

extremely accurate

• Finnish: erittäin tarkka
• Galician: please add this translation if you can

utterly flawless and suitable with respect to appearance, atmosphere or tone, expression, or other characteristics

• Finnish: täydellinen (fi)
• Galician: please add this translation if you can

See also

• to a T

Anagrams

• perfect pitch