ACCOMPLISHMENT

accomplishment, achievement

(noun) the action of accomplishing something

skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment

(noun) an ability that has been acquired by training

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

accomplishment (countable and uncountable, plural accomplishments)

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

Something accomplished; an achievement.

(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*com"plish*ment, n. Etym: [F. accomplissement, fr. accomplir.]

1. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.

2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training. "My new accomplishment of dancing." Churchill. "Accomplishments befitting a station." Thackeray. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 March 2025

INTERTRIGO

(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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