fulfillment

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

Also spelled fulfilment

US /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/ UK /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the achievement of something desired or promised; satisfaction

Teaching gave her a deep sense of fulfillment money never could.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the achievement of... satisfaction achievement realization completion gratification accomplishment attainment

Opposites

dissatisfaction disappointment frustration failure

Word family

Related forms fulfill fulfilled

Etymology

From fulfill (from Old English fullfyllan, 'to fill up, complete', from full + fyllan, 'to fill') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

fullfyllan Old English fyllan Old English

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fulfillment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/

## Meanings
1. the achievement of something desired or promised; satisfaction

## Examples
- Teaching gave her a deep sense of fulfillment money never could.

## Synonyms
- satisfaction
- achievement
- realization
- completion
- gratification
- accomplishment
- attainment

## Antonyms
- dissatisfaction
- disappointment
- frustration
- failure

## Related Forms
- fulfill
- fulfilled

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fullfyllan
- Root: fyllan

## Etymology
From fulfill (from Old English fullfyllan, 'to fill up, complete', from full + fyllan, 'to fill') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

## AI Etymology
Fulfillment comes from fulfill (from Old English fullfyllan, 'to fill up, complete', from full + fyllan, 'to fill') + the noun-forming suffix -ment. Morphologically, the form is compositional, with the named elements combining to produce the modern spelling and sense. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "the achievement of something desired or promised; satisfaction", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as fulfill and fulfilled, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Old English fullfyllan and Old English fyllan, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by satisfaction, achievement, realization, and completion on one side and contrasts such as dissatisfaction, disappointment, and frustration on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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