Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act of acquiring.
- n. An attainment, such as a skill or social accomplishment.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of acquiring; especially, the gaining of knowledge or mental attributes.
- n. That which is acquired; attainment: commonly in the plural.
- n. Synonyms Gathering, gaining.
- n. Acquirements, Acquisitions, Attainments, Accomplishments, Endowments, Enduements; gain, resources. Acquisitions is the most general term, but it is gradually being restricted to material gains. Attainments denotes exclusively intellectual or moral acquisitions: as, a man of great attainments; his spiritual attainments were high. Acquirements has nearly the same meaning as attainments, though it is sometimes loosely used as equivalent to acquisitions; it has more direct reference to particular things acquired: as, skill in boxing was among his acquirements. Accomplishments are attainments or acquirements, particularly such as fit the possessor for society: as, French, dancing, and music were the sum of her accomplishments. Endowments are the gifts of nature, as genius or aptitude. Enduements are endowments, acquirements, or attainments in the field of moral and spiritual life, but they are opposed to attainments in being regarded as gifts from heaven rather than as the result of personal endeavor. See endue.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an ability that has been acquired by training
Etymologies
- From acquire + -ment. (Wiktionary)
Examples
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vanishedone The O.E.D. says an acquirement in the sense of 'that which is acquired' is 'usually a personal attainment of body or mind, as distinct from an acquisition or material and external gain, and opposed to a natural gift or talent'. So maybe something like accomplishment would be a better alternative, depending on the context. Feb 20, 2009
chained_bear Oh gosh, don't let ME be the Decider.
Might acquisition be what the writer was looking for? Feb 20, 2009
reesetee Never heard of it myself. Feb 20, 2009
qroqqa That settles it then, I'm taking it out. It was probably translated from Swiss German businesspeak anyway. Feb 20, 2009
chained_bear I've never seen it before either. Huh. Learn something every day. Feb 20, 2009
qroqqa I have just encountered this word in text I'm proofing, and it struck me I've never seen it. Raw Google hits are large enough, but they tend to be dominated by dictionary definitions, a quote from Frankenstein, and some learned-looking titles. That is, despite its ordinary-looking formation, it just ain't plain English. Feb 20, 2009