the pink of perfection
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The flower or Very acme of perfection. In the same way Shake- speare (Romeo and Juliet, li, 4) has "the pink of courtesy.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the pink of perfection” mean?
The flower or Very acme of perfection. In the same way Shake- speare (Romeo and Juliet, li, 4) has "the pink of courtesy.
Is “the pink of perfection” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.