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success

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suc·cess  (sk-ss)
n.
1. The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted: attributed their success in business to hard work.
2.
a. The gaining of fame or prosperity: an artist spoiled by success.
b. The extent of such gain.
3. One that is successful: The plan was a success.
4. Obsolete A result or an outcome.

[Latin successus, from past participle of succdere, to succeed; see succeed.]

success
Noun
1. the achievement of something attempted
2. the attainment of wealth, fame, or position
3. a person or thing that is successful [Latin successus an outcome]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.successsuccess - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
barnburner - an impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
Godspeed - a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed"
triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
bite - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
2.success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
attainment - the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence"
winning - succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"
hit, smasher, smash, bang, strike - a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
home run, bell ringer, bull's eye, mark - something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
conquest - success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"
coup - a brilliant and notable success
flying colors, flying colours - complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors"
qualifying, passing, pass - success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
overturn, upset - an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
seduction, conquest - an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
solution - the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"
3.success - a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"
successfulness, prosperity - the condition of prospering; having good fortune
big time - the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)
pay dirt - a profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt"
failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
4.successsuccess - a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
first lady - the leading woman in an art or profession
great - a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"
highflier, highflyer - a person of great ability and ambition
natural - someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"
sleeper - an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"

success
noun 1. victory, triumph, positive result, favourable outcome << OPPOSITE failure
noun 3. hit, (informal) winner, smash (informal) triumph, sensation, wow (slang) best seller, market leader, smash hit (informal) << OPPOSITE flop (informal)
noun 4. big name, star, hit (informal) somebody, celebrity, sensation, megastar (informal) V.I.P. << OPPOSITE nobody
Translations
Spanish success [səkˈsɛs] néxito (= gain); triunfo
French success [səkˈsɛs] nsuccès m; réussite f
German success [səkˈsɛs] nErfolg m;
without success → ohne Erfolg, erfolglos

Italian success [səkˈsɛs] nsuccesso

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All my little success in life has been gained in the pulpit.
It was the very success of his last and most pretentious effort that had placed him in the horrifying predicament in which he now found himself--with the corpse of what was apparently a human being in his workshop and no available explanation that could possibly be acceptable to a matter-of-fact and unscientific police.
I planned the match from that hour; and when such success has blessed me in this instance, dear papa, you cannot think that I shall leave off matchmaking.
 
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