English Dictionary: successful | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for successful | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Successful \Suc*cess"ful\, a. Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise. Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. --Shak. Syn: Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. -- {Suc*cess"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Suc*cess"ful*ness}, n. |