[syn: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Accomplishment \Ac*com"plish*ment\ (-ment), n. [F.
accomplissement, fr. accomplir.]
1. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion;
fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a
prophecy, etc.
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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. "My new accomplishment of dancing." --Churchill.
"Accomplishments befitting a station." --Thackeray.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue's place,
And wisdom falls before exterior grace. --Cowper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
accomplishment
n 1: the action of accomplishing something [syn:
accomplishment, achievement]
2: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: skill,
accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment]