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noun
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attain
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attain
Antonyms: none provided
noun
arrival at a new stage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arrival, reaching
noun
the act of achieving an aim
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accomplishment, achievement
Narrower terms: record, success, credit, course credit, accession, rise to power
noun
an ability that has been acquired by training
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ability, power
Narrower terms: craft, craftsmanship, workmanship, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, mastership, mixology, numeracy, oarsmanship, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship
History
From attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.
Across languages
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
