ACCOMPLISHMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accomplishment mean? 

• ACCOMPLISHMENT (noun)
  The noun ACCOMPLISHMENT has 2 senses:

1. the action of accomplishing something

2. an ability that has been acquired by training

  Familiarity information: ACCOMPLISHMENT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCOMPLISHMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The action of accomplishing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

accomplishment; achievement

Hypernyms ("accomplishment" is a kind of...):

action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accomplishment"):

cakewalk (an easy accomplishment)

smooth (the act of smoothing)

enlisting; recruitment (the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.))

face saver; face saving (an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige))

haymaking (taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts)

base on balls; pass; walk ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls)

freeing; liberation; release (the act of liberating someone or something)

attainment (the act of achieving an aim)

close call; close shave; narrow escape; squeak; squeaker (something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin)

arrival; reaching (accomplishment of an objective)

accomplished fact; fait accompli (an irreversible accomplishment)

record; track record (the sum of recognized accomplishments)

performance (any recognized accomplishment)

credit (used in the phrase 'to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise)

masterstroke (an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery)

masterpiece (an outstanding achievement)

effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)

beachhead; foothold (an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments)

going; sledding (advancing toward a goal)

Derivation:

accomplish (put in effect)

accomplish (to gain with effort)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ability that has been acquired by training

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

accomplishment; acquirement; acquisition; attainment; skill

Hypernyms ("accomplishment" is a kind of...):

ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accomplishment"):

swordsmanship (skill in fencing)

soldiering; soldiership (skills that are required for the life of soldier)

showmanship (the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner)

seamanship (skill in sailing)

salesmanship (skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy)

oarsmanship (skill as an oarsman)

numeracy (skill with numbers and mathematics)

mixology (skill in preparing mixed drinks)

mastership (the skill of a master)

marksmanship (skill in shooting)

literacy (the ability to read and write)

horsemanship (skill in handling and riding horses)

craft; craftsmanship; workmanship (skill in an occupation or trade)

 Context examples 

I advise you to learn, for German is a valuable accomplishment to teachers.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I am in high repute for my accomplishment in all pertaining to the art, and am joined with eleven others in reporting the debates in Parliament for a Morning Newspaper.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

‘How could anyone offer so pitiful a sum to a lady with such attractions and accomplishments?’

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Yes, indeed: and not only for her beauty, but for her accomplishments.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Saturn, the planet that makes you work hard for your accomplishments, has been in your partnership house for two years, starting back in late December 2017.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Interrupt the normal function of; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; stop from happening or developing; interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; impede the movement of.

(Block, NCI Thesaurus)

The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment .

(Ability, NCI Thesaurus)

It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

I told my plan to the captain, and between us we settled on the details of its accomplishment.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

"This is apparently the first complete proof in the literature and quite the accomplishment to cross domains from engineering to mathematics with such depth."

(Saddle-shaped origami enables new microelectronic applications, National Science Foundation)