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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 [səkˈsɛs]
n
1. the favourable outcome of something attempted
2. the attainment of wealth, fame, etc.
3. an action, performance, etc., that is characterized by success
4. a person or thing that is successful
5. Obsolete any outcome
[from Latin successus an outcome, from succēdere to succeed]
successless  adj
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, successfulness the success of European business in building a stronger partnership
victory failure, collapse, disaster, misfortune, downfall
2. prosperity, riches, fortune, luck, wealth, fame, eminence, ascendancy, affluence, opulence Nearly all of them believed work was the key to success.
3. hit (informal), winner, smash (informal), triumph, belter (slang), sensation, sell-out, wow (slang), best seller, market leader, smash hit (informal), box office success We hope it will be a commercial success.
hit flop (informal), fiasco, washout, clunker (informal), dead duck (slang)
4. big name, star, hit (informal), somebody, celebrity, sensation, megastar (informal), V.I.P. Everyone who knows her says she will be a great success.
big name nobody, loser, no-hoper, non-person, saddo (Brit. slang)
Quotations
"Eighty percent of success is showing up" [Woody Allen]
"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail" [Gore Vidal]
"Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive" [Steven Spielberg]
"Getting on is the opium of the middle classes" [Walter James]
"To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise" [C.L. de Montesquieu Pensées]
"Success has ruin'd many a man" [Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack]
"The secret of business success is honesty and sincerity. If you can fake those, you've got it made" [attributed to Groucho Marx]
"If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut" [Albert Einstein]
"Success is relative;"
"It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things" [T.S. Eliot The Family Reunion]
"success: the one unpardonable sin against one's fellows" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet 'em on your way down" [Wilson Mizner]
Proverbs
"Nothing succeeds like success"
"There is always room at the top"
Translations
success [səkˈses]
A. N
1. (at task) → éxito m (at, in en) the success or failure of the strategyel éxito o el fracaso de la estrategia
success never went to his headel éxito nunca se le subió a la cabeza
congratulations on your success!¡enhorabuena, lo has conseguido!
the key to success at schoolla clave del éxito escolar
his success at the Olympicssus logros en las Olimpiadas
we have had some success in reducing the national debthemos conseguido or logrado reducir en parte la deuda pública
to make a success of sth would you say he's made a success of his life?¿dirías que ha triunfado en la vida?
we have made a success of the venturehemos conseguido or logrado que la operación sea un éxito
to meet with successtener éxito
to wish sb every successdesear a algn todo lo mejor
she tried without success to get a loan from the bankintentó, sin éxito, obtener un préstamo del banco
I tried to distract him but without successintenté distraerlo pero no lo conseguí or logré
2. (= sensation, hit) → éxito m
to be a success [product, event] → ser un éxito; [person] → tener éxito
he was a great successtuvo un gran éxito
he was a success at lastpor fin consiguió el éxito
a commercial successun éxito comercial
B. CPD success rate N the success rate of organ transplantsel índice de transplantes de órganos que salen bien, el número de transplantes de órganos realizados con éxito(frm)
the police success rate in tracking down murderersel número de asesinos que la policía logra atrapar
success story Néxito m

success [səkˈsɛs] n
[person, plan, attempt, play] → succès m
the key to success → la clé du succès
without success → sans succès
(= successful person or thing) → succès m
The play was a great success → La pièce a été un grand succès.

success
nErfolg m; without successohne Erfolg, erfolglos; wishing you every success in your examsmit besten Wünschen für eine erfolgreiche Prüfung; to make a success of somethingmit or bei etw Erfolg haben, mit or bei etw erfolgreich sein; they made a success of their marriageihre Ehe war ein Erfolg; to be a success with somebodybei jdm ankommen; the new car is not a successdas neue Auto ist nicht gerade ein (durchschlagender) Erfolg; the plan was a successder Plan war erfolgreich or ein voller Erfolg; to meet with successErfolg haben, erfolgreich sein; success storyErfolgsstory f; (= person)Erfolg m

success [səkˈsɛs] n (gen) → successo, riuscita
she was a great success → ha avuto un grande successo
without success → senza successo or risultato
to make a success of sth → riuscire bene in qc
to meet with success → avere successo
success [səkˈsɛs] n (gen) → successo, riuscita
she was a great success → ha avuto un grande successo
without success → senza successo or risultato
to make a success of sth → riuscire bene in qc
to meet with success → avere successo

success نجاح úspěch succes Erfolg επιτυχία éxito menestys réussite uspjeh successo 成功 성공 succes suksess sukces sucesso успех framgång ความสำเร็จ başarı sự thành công 成功


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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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