success

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	success - 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.	success - 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" achiever, succeeder, winner 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"

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success

noun 1. victory, triumph, positive result, favourable outcome << OPPOSITE failure

noun 2. prosperity, fortune, luck, fame, eminence, ascendancy

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

success [səkˈsɛs] n → éxito (= gain); triunfo

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success [səkˈsɛs] n → succès m; réussite f

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success [səkˈsɛs] n → Erfolg m;

without success → ohne Erfolg, erfolglos

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success [səkˈsɛs] n → successo