perfect pitch

noun

1. absolute pitch ( def 2 ).

perfect pitch

noun

1. See absolute pitch
   another name (not in technical usage) for absolute pitch

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfect pitch¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The mountain is perfectly maintained and has perfect pitch on every run.

From Outside Online

Thirteen-year-old Noah Shaw loves planets and has perfect pitch.

From Science News

Mandel has perfect pitch for populism’s rhetorical banalities.

From Washington Post

Catalyst or not, Beck was hitting all the Wingnut themes with perfect pitch.

From The Daily Beast

I love the sweet-tart taste of fresh cranberries, and the combination with kumquat is the perfect pitch.

From The Daily Beast

He once told me, “They all had perfect pitch for place and tone for talk.”

From The Daily Beast

But never, as often as I have heard Sarasate play, did I ever hear him play a wrong note, one not in perfect pitch.

From Project Gutenberg