Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act of accomplishing or the state of being accomplished; completion.
- n. Something completed successfully; an achievement.
- n. An acquired skill or expertise: a singer known for his accomplishment in vocal technique.
- n. Social poise and grace.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of accomplishing or carrying into effect; fulfilment; achievement: as, the accomplishment of a prophecy; the accomplishment of our desires or ends.
- n. An acquirement; an attainment, especially such as belongs to cultivated or fashionable society: generally in the plural.
- n. Synonyms Completion, fulfilment, perfection, performance, execution, achievement. Acquirements, Acquisitions, Attainments, etc. (see acquirement), qualifications, skill, graces.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.
- n. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- n. Something accomplished; an achievement.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment.
- n. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the action of accomplishing something
- n. an ability that has been acquired by training
Examples
“_accomplishment_, as a superficial and ornamental attainment, almost the only one I possess -- and formerly, if I had any vanity at all connected with any endowment or attainment of mine, it was with this, for I had observed that no accomplishment was so rare.”
“This accomplishment is the result of the fruitful combination of the artist who creates the art, and the "amateur" who loves it: individuals, corporations, foundations, government work together to find audiences and the funds to give expression to our creative talent.”
“While my outgivings have always been sincere, I feel only too often their inadequacy to express my ideals; thus what you speak of as accomplishment I fear is often but attempt.”
“I feel only too often their inadequacy to express my ideals; thus what you speak of as accomplishment I fear is often but attempt.”
“I think it would be much more problematic if the hero’s main accomplishment is a temporary victory over a villain that somehow escapes.”
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“His greatest accomplishment is forming a perfect ass-groove in his couch.”
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“(And he was the second guy on the moon – and the guy who punched out Bart Sibrel, not the equal in accomplishment, but just as gratifying for a person to watch!)”
“Every accomplishment is a victory and should be celebrated.”
“My main accomplishment of the day was walking from the Zoo to Pioneer Square starting about 6pm, stopping for a little of the memorial concert for Les Sarnoff.”
“The sense of accomplishment is not the same at that point.”
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