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suc·cess 
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| 1. | the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors. |
| 2. | the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like. |
| 3. | a successful performance or achievement: The play was an instant success. |
| 4. | a person or thing that is successful: She was a great success on the talk show. |
| 5. | Obsolete. outcome. |
[Origin: 1530–40; < L successus, equiv. to succéd-, s. of succédere to succeed + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss]
] —Related forms
suc·cess·less, adjective
suc·cess·less·ly, adverb
suc·cess·less·ness, noun
—Synonyms 2. achievement, fame, triumph.
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| suc·cess
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n.
[Latin successus, from past participle of succēdere, to succeed; see succeed.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
success
1537, "result, outcome," from L. successus "an advance, succession, happy outcome," from succedere "come after" (see succeed). Meaning "accomplishment of desired end" (good success) first recorded 1586. Successor "one who comes after" is recorded from 1297.
"The moral flabbiness born of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That -- with the squalid interpretation put on the word success -- is our national disease." [William James to H.G. Wells, Sept. 11, 1906]Success story is attested from 1925. Successful first attested 1588 in Shakespeare. Among the Fr. phrases used in Eng. late 19c. were succès d'estime "cordial reception given to a literary work out of respect rather than admiration" and succès de scandale "success (especially of a work of art) dependent upon its scandalous character."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| success | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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" [ant: failure] |
| 2. | an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| 3. | a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success" [ant: failure] |
| 4. | 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" [syn: achiever] [ant: failure] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
success1 [səkˈses] noun
(the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose
Example: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.
success2 [səkˈses] nounExample: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.
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a person or thing that succeeds or prospers
Example: She's a great success as a teacher.
See also: in succession, succeed, succession, successive, successful, successorExample: She's a great success as a teacher.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Success, AR (town, FIPS 67550) Location: 36.45452 N, 90.72285 W
Population (1990): 170 (77 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72470
Success, MO Zip code(s): 65570
Lake Success, NY (village, FIPS 40937) Location: 40.76867 N, 73.71015 W
Population (1990): 2484 (832 housing units)
Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Success
Suc*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succeeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Succeeding.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succ['e]der. See Cede, and cf. Success.]1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds summer. As he saw him nigh succeed. --Spenser. 2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] --Shak. 3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue. Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. --Sir T. Browne. 4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.] Succeed my wish and second my design. --Dryden.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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