Success
[sək'ses] or [sək'sɛs]
Definition
(noun.) an attainment that is successful; 'his success in the marathon was unexpected'; 'his new play was a great 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'.
(noun.) a state of prosperity or fame; 'he is enjoying great success'; 'he does not consider wealth synonymous with success'.
Editor: Pierre--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Act of succeeding; succession.
(n.) That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort.
(n.) The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue.
(n.) That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Issue, result.[2]. Prosperity, luck, good fortune, good luck, lucky hit, fortunate hit, prosperous issue.
Typist: Melba
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Achievement, luck, consummation, prosperity, victory, good-fortune
ANT:Failure, defeat, disaster, ruin
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The one unpardonable sin against one's fellows. In literature and particularly in poetry the elements of success are exceedingly simple and are admirably set forth in the following lines by the reverend Father Gassalasca Jape entitled for some mysterious reason 'John A. Joyce. '
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A goal usually reached by those who employ their time in cultivating a more definite aim in life rather than in searching for a larger target.
Edited by Donnie
Examples
- We must begin, for Laura's sake, where there is the best chance of success, I replied. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The exultation and joy of the Pickwickians knew no bounds, when their patience and assiduity, their washing and scraping, were crowned with success. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- For the easy expression of public opinion in government is a clue to what services are needed and a test of their success. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Many efforts have been made to overcome this defect, but as yet with only partial success. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ask him to give yo' a bumper to the success of his orders. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Take all the praise, take all the blame; take all the success, take all the failure; in short, take me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- She watched him whenever they were at Rosings, and whenever he came to Hunsford; but without much success. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- But it is a little silly for an agitator to cry thief when the success of his agitation has led to the adoption of his ideas. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It met with better success than usual. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The art of manufacturing gems synthetically, that is, by the combination of chemical elements present in the real stone, has reached a high degree of success. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But, the latter application was by no means a success, causing Mr Fledgeby to scream, and to cry out, 'Oh my eye! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I wish continued success to the labours of the Royal Society, and that you may long adorn their chair; being, with the highest esteem, dear sir, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The system thus entered on, I pursued during the whole season of probation; and with the best success. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- General Wright's corps had been designated to make this assault, which I intended to order as soon as information reached me of Sheridan's success. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We have almost no spiritual weapons against classicalism: universities, churches, newspapers are by-products of a commercial success; we have no tradition of intellectual revolt. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It failed after some preliminary successes and another great slaughtering of Russians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Johnson, fresh from his successes in England. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Their success was immediate, and from these displays has grown the successes of today in pyrotechnics. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The dice have been loaded by all the successes which have preceded. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- They were come to tell her of certain successes they had achieved that morning in applications for subscriptions to the fund. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The successes for which it strives, the achievements upon which it sets store, are connected with fighting and victory. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- From the beginning of the war they had had considerable submarine successes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He pushed his successes beyond the Punjab. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But General Scott's successes are an answer to all criticism. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There was little prospect of Germany repeating the successes of 1870-71 against that barrier. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The idea of attributing great successes to genius has always been repudiated by Edison, as evidenced by his historic remark that Genius is 1 per cent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- That prevents men from developing their own interests and looking for their own successes. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Thus was secured, by the combined efforts of the navy and army, one of the most important successes of the war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- His successes were so repeated that no wonder the envious and the vanquished spoke sometimes with bitterness regarding them. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As often will be the case, that good but imperious woman pushed her advantages too far, and her successes quite unmercifully. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Vlad