fulfillment
Americannoun
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fulfillments
plural
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the act or state of fulfilling: to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
to witness the fulfillment of a dream;
to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
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the state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.
a vague plan that had no hope of fulfillment.
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the process or business of handling and executing customer orders, as packing, shipping, or processing checks.
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Explanation
Fulfillment is a feeling of happiness and satisfaction. It's also the completion of something, like the fulfillment of a promise. This word has two related meanings. In terms of emotions, fulfillment is a happy, contented feeling. Many people feel fulfillment from being a parent, having a great job, or graduating from school. People often feel fulfillment when something is completed, whether it's a goal or a dream or repair work that you've been waiting on. Which leads to the other meaning of fulfillment — the act of finishing or doing something that was promised.
Vocabulary lists containing fulfillment
Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" Speech
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Bless Me, Ultima
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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I think on one hand, it’s wish fulfillment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Speedy order fulfillment is key to the coffee giant’s turnaround efforts, now in its second year under Chief Executive Brian Niccol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“The paradox is that of entering the prime of life, the stage of fulfillment, but at the same time the prime and fulfillment are dated,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
I’m sure these people act on the world and see it changed in ways that bring them fulfillment.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Vincent is also discovering a talent for and fulfillment in ministering to the sick and injured.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Over on the opinion pages, Mr. Hallowell explores how the nativity story weaves together a beautiful tapestry of fascinating figures, themes and prophetic fulfillments.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
So I still get those kinds of fulfillments, but it was great being in the newsroom with people.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2020
It’s nice to think so, but Love, smartly, does not allow his plays to become past-life wish fulfillments.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2019
In return for replacing unconscious repression with conscious renunciation, we get a civilisation, and all its bounty – stability, a sense of purpose, the fulfillments of culture.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2018
Contradiction of the thesis that all dreams are the fulfillments of wishes is raised by my patients with perfect regularity.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud
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