successful
(adjective) having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; “a successful architect”; “a successful business venture”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
successful (comparative more successful, superlative most successful)
Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect
Synonyms: prosperous, fortunate, happy
• efficacious, effective, fruitful, rewarding, accomplished, profitable
• See also prosperous
• (of requests): tithe (obs.)
• unsuccessful
• failed
Source: Wiktionary
Suc*cess"ful, a.
Definition: Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise. Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. Shak.
Syn.
– Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate.
– Suc*cess"ful*ly, adv.
– Suc*cess"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
