Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of accomplishing or the state of being accomplished; completion.
- noun Something carried out or completed successfully; an achievement.
- noun An acquired skill or refinement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of accomplishing or carrying into effect; fulfilment; achievement: as, the accomplishment of a prophecy; the accomplishment of our desires or ends.
- noun An acquirement; an attainment, especially such as belongs to cultivated or fashionable society: generally in the plural.
- noun Synonyms Completion, fulfilment, perfection, performance, execution, achievement. Acquirements, Acquisitions, Attainments, etc. (see
acquirement ), qualifications, skill, graces.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment
- noun That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
accomplishing ; entireperformance ;completion ;fulfillment ; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc. - noun That which
completes ,perfects , orequips thoroughly;acquirement ;attainment ; that which constitutesexcellence of mind, orelegance of manners, acquired by education or training. - noun Something accomplished; an achievement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the action of accomplishing something
- noun an ability that has been acquired by training
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Examples
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_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.
The Opium Habit Horace B. Day
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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.
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I feel only too often their inadequacy to express my ideals; thus what you speak of as accomplishment I fear is often but attempt.
Edward MacDowell Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939 1908
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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.
Edward MacDowell Lawrence Gilman 1908
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I think it would be much more problematic if the hero’s main accomplishment is a temporary victory over a villain that somehow escapes.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum 2009
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Every accomplishment is a victory and should be celebrated.
Well, I Think I've Put This Off Long Enough... Ulysses 2009
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Every accomplishment is a victory and should be celebrated.
Archive 2009-02-01 Ulysses 2009
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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.
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His greatest accomplishment is forming a perfect ass-groove in his couch.
To Be An American: Part Three - Cultural Icons | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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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!)
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