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success
[suhk-ses]
noun
the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.
a performance or achievement that is marked by success, as by the attainment of honors.
The play was an instant success.
a person or thing that has had success, as measured by attainment of goals, wealth, etc..
She was a great success on the talk show.
Obsolete., outcome.
success
/ səkˈsɛs /
noun
the favourable outcome of something attempted
the attainment of wealth, fame, etc
an action, performance, etc, that is characterized by success
a person or thing that is successful
obsolete, any outcome
Other Word Forms
- successless adjective
- successlessly adverb
- successlessness noun
- nonsuccess noun
- presuccess noun
- semisuccess adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of success1
Example Sentences
When people know success and status depends on collaboration, they stop hoarding resources and start sharing them.
The film about the bittersweet nature of lost love was a critical success, and Keaton won her only Academy Award for her work in it.
Greater Anglia's managing director Martin Beable said the move was an "exciting opportunity" to build on its success.
Bovino called his work a success and said it inspired him to ask his bosses if he could take the strategy nationwide.
But outside of the finance world, the success of Claude’s pop-up shows that there’s a growing dissatisfaction with AI’s role in generating low-effort content in cyberspace.
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