accomplishment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: accomplishment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for accomplishment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
accomplishment n the action of accomplishing something [syn: accomplishment, achievement] an ability that has been acquired by training Synonym(s): skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Accomplishment \Accom"plishment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [F. accomplissement, fr. accomplir.] 1. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc. 2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training. [bd]My new accomplishment of dancing.[b8] --Churchill. [bd]Accomplishments befitting a station.[b8] --Thackeray. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace. --Cowper.