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SUCCESS
success
(noun) an attainment that is successful; “his success in the marathon was unexpected”; “his new play was a great success”
success
(noun) an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; “let’s call heads a success and tails a failure”; “the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs”
achiever, winner, success, succeeder
(noun) a person with a record of successes; “his son would never be the achiever that his father was”; “only winners need apply”; “if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success”
success
(noun) a state of prosperity or fame; “he is enjoying great success”; “he does not consider wealth synonymous with success”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
success (countable and uncountable, plural successes)
The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]
Antonym: failure
(business) Financial profitability.
One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
(obsolete) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result. [16th-18th c.]
Proper noun
Success
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
A town in Clay County, Arkansas.
A ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi.
An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
An unincorporated township in Coos County, New Hampshire.
An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Suc*cess", n. Etym: [L. successus: cf. F. succès. See Succeed.]
1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.] Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By due success. Spenser.
2. That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort. Men . . . that are like to do that, that is committed to them, and to report back again faithfully the success. Bacon. Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The tempter stood. Milton.
3. The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue. Dream of success and happy victory! Shak. Or teach with more success her son The vices of the time to shun. Waller. Military successes, above all others, elevate the minds of a people. Atterbury.
4. That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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