attainment
/əˈteɪnmənt/ noun
Forms attainments
- noun The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion. “My attainment of proficiency in German was due to years upon years of study.”
- noun That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.
Synonyms
Etymology
From attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.
- noun That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements; knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “attainment”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details