accomplishment

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ UK /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #15663

Meanings

1

noun
Something impressive that you have achieved through effort.

Raising sales by twenty percent was a major accomplishment for the team.
2

noun
The act of finishing or successfully completing something.

The accomplishment of the project required months of hard work.
3

noun
A skill or ability gained through training or practice.

Playing the piano was just one of her many accomplishments.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · something impressive that... achievement

2 noun · the act of finishing or... completion fulfilment

3 noun · a skill or ability gained... skill attainment acquirement

Word family

Forms accomplishments

Derived forms nonaccomplishmentoveraccomplishmentreaccomplishmentunaccomplishment

Etymology

* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir

accomplissement French

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# accomplishment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 15663

## Meanings
1. Something impressive that you have achieved through effort.
2. The act of finishing or successfully completing something.
3. A skill or ability gained through training or practice.

## Examples
- Raising sales by twenty percent was a major accomplishment for the team.
- The accomplishment of the project required months of hard work.
- Playing the piano was just one of her many accomplishments.

## Derived Forms
- nonaccomplishment
- overaccomplishment
- reaccomplishment
- unaccomplishment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accomplissement

## Etymology
* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir

## AI Etymology
Accomplishment is first attested in the early 15th century. (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. accomplish + -ment Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include accomplissement (French). Current senses include something impressive that you have achieved through effort, the act of finishing or successfully completing something, and a skill or ability gained through training or practice. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonaccomplishment, overaccomplishment, reaccomplishment, and unaccomplishment.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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