Definition of Accomplishment

1. Noun. The action of accomplishing something.


2. Noun. An ability that has been acquired by training.

Definition of Accomplishment

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

Definition of Accomplishment

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

2. 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. ¹

3. Noun. Something accomplished; an achievement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Accomplishment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accomplishment

accompanyist
accompanyists
accompletive
accomplice
accomplices
accompliceship
accomplicity
accomplish
accomplishable
accomplished
accomplished fact
accomplisher
accomplishers
accomplishes
accomplishing
accomplishment (current term)
accomplishments
accomplisht
accompt
accomptable
accomptant
accomptants
accomptaunt
accompted
accompting
accompts
accorage
accoraged
accorages
accord

Literary usage of Accomplishment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of the Law of Torts by Heman Gerald Chapin (1917)
"There will be considered here— (a) The intent of the wrongdoer— (1) As to the nature and accomplishment of the act; (2) As to the result. ..."

2. The Elements of Moral Science by Francis Wayland (1856)
"The supremacy of conscience may be also illustrated, by showing the necessity of this supremacy, to the accomplishment of the objects for which man was ..."

3. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind by Dugald Stewart (1814)
"A general acquaintance with it justly regarded as an essential accomplishment to those mho are liberally educated.—Doubts suggested by some late Writers, ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... and the accomplishment of ita objecta led to further operations, ... and a few years of perseverance and energy sufficed for its accomplishment, ..."

5. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"... and not to sacrifice so fine an accomplishment. XII. When I had recovered my health, I returned to my old friend Marcone, the worthy goldsmith, ..."

6. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"... speeches and pamphlets directed to the accomplishment of a present and very concrete purpose. The Americans have been charged with incapacity for ..."

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