Achievement
[ə'tʃiːvm(ə)nt] or [ə'tʃivmənt]
Definition
(n.) The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.
(n.) A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
(n.) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Performance, accomplishment, completion, attainment, realization, consummation.[2]. Exploit, feat, deed, work.[3]. Escutcheon, shield, ensign armorial.
Typist: Marcus
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Exploit, feat, attainment, accomplishment, performance
ANT:[See ATTAIN_and_ATTAINMENT]
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.
Edited by Benson
Examples
- The latest achievement in marine architecture, however, is the Deutschland, built for the Hamburg-American Company. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I am glad to congratulate you on your achievement, said he; you came down as gracefully and as much like a bird as you went up. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- For there are, I believe, blunders in our political thinking which confuse fictitious activity with genuine achievement, and make it difficult for men to know where they should enlist. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- There are more ample resources for its achievement now than ever there have been before. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Mrs. Gradgrind,' said her husband, who had waited for the achievement of this feat with some impatience, 'allow me to present to you Mrs. Bounderby. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Latham yesterday, to repeat the achievement. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The first was to Lord Kelvin, the Nestor of physics in Europe, for his work in submarine-cable telegraphy and other scientific achievement. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The achievement of this aim gives logical character to the statements. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- But their main achievement lay in raising the standard of Catholic education. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For Edison, in spite of the achievement with which its name will forever be connected, it had lost all its attractions and all its possibilities. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Biot hesitated to credit a mere tyro with such an achievement. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is beyond all dispute the achievement of one of the most penetrating intelligences the world has ever known. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Now since he stands generally some twenty years behind the pioneer and about six months ahead of the majority, we may rest assured that this much-needed iconoclasm is in process of achievement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- That life, if there is anything in heredity, is very far from finished; and while it continues there will be new achievement. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- There is an ascendant feeling among the people that all achievement should be measured in human happiness. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Among the important and interesting achievements of chemistry in the Nineteenth Century is the _artificial production of organic compounds_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The achievements accumulated from generation to generation are deposited in it even though some of them have fallen temporarily out of use. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I will seek the towns--Rome, the capital of the world, the crown of man's achievements. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It is one of the easiest achievements in life to offend your family when your family want to get rid of you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But their practic al achievements far transcended their theoretical formulations. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The successes for which it strives, the achievements upon which it sets store, are connected with fighting and victory. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- My feelings are profound; but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Newspapers and magazines were full of the remarkable X-ray achievements of surgeons in charge of the various European war hospitals. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Every hour of the day of modern life is replete with the achievements of invention. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- After Scipio was gone over into Africa, an account was soon brought to Rome of his glorious and wonderful achievements. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- By many it is thought that the inventions and discoveries of the nineteenth century exceed in number and importance all the achievements of the kind in all the ages of the past. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- How much more, then, is this the case with respect to all the technological, artistic, scientific, and moral achievements of humanity! John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- We counted sixty panes of glass in one window, and each pane was adorned with one of these master achievements of genius and patience. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His name as Protector was the burthen of every tongue; his achievements, projects, and magnificence, the argument of every story. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Who prates of the tame achievements of Aladdin and the Magii of Arabia? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Editor: Sasha