success : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: success	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for success
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
success n 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" Antonym(s): failure an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success" Antonym(s): failure 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" Synonym(s): achiever, winner, success, succeeder Antonym(s): failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Success \Success"\, n. [L. successus: cf. F. succ[8a]s. See {Succeed}.] 1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.] Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By due success. --Spenser. 2. That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort. Men . . . that are like to do that, that is committed to them, and to report back again faithfully the success. --Bacon. Perplexed and troubled at his bad success* The tempter stood. --Milton. 3. The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue. Dream of success and happy victory! --Shak. Or teach with more success her son The vices of the time to shun. --Waller. Military successes, above all others, elevate the minds of a people. --Atterbury. 4. That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player. [Colloq.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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