attainment
English
editEtymology
editFrom attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editattainment (countable and uncountable, plural attainments)
- The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
- Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement
- My attainment of proficiency in German was due to years upon years of study.
- That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.
- Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement
- 1860, National Preacher, volume 33, number 1, page 11:
- The scholar who had made so many attainments, knows now how small they were compared with what one glance into the spiritual glory has taught him.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthe act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching
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that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement
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References
edit- “attainment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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