Other forms: accomplishments
An accomplishment is something achieved by effort. A great accomplishment, list her accomplishments, a sense of accomplishment.
A sense of accomplishment is the feeling of having finished something worthwhile, and research on motivation treats it as the main reward of work. In older usage, accomplishments meant the social skills a young woman was expected to acquire — music, drawing, languages — which is how the word appears throughout Austen. Note accomplish, accomplished; and that accomplished as an adjective is high praise for a performer.
1nounaccomplishmentSomething achieved by effort.
“Finishing the marathon was a real accomplishment for someone who couldn't run a year ago.”
2nounskillA skill acquired, in older usage.
“Among the young lady's accomplishments were singing, painting and speaking fluent French.”
accomplishment is an achievement.
Old French acomplir comes from Latin complere, to fill up or complete. An accomplishment is a filling up, and the same complere gives complete, complement and compliment.
* First attested in the early 15th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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