fulfilment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfʊl.fɪl.menʈ/ (India)
Etymology
From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.
Meanings
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(UK, countable, uncountable) The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
We have yet to see the fulfilment of his potential.
Civilisation has imbued man's minds with false ideas of the evil of sex and its fulfilment.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 159:Fulfilment of contractual obligations.
To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.
In questi casi, la morte non è dunque una fine, ma un compimento.
1995, Julius Evola, “The Two Paths in the Afterlife”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 50:
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(UK, countable, uncountable) A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled.
Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose.
What brings you fulfilment in life?
- (UK, countable, uncountable) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fulfillment | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| fulfilments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonfulfilment · wish fulfilment · unfulfillment · fulfiller · unfulfilment · fulfilment centre · overfulfilment · unfulfill · non-fulfilment · overfulfill
Synonyms
Translations (32)
ro satisfacție (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · fi toteutuminen (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · cs naplnění (feeling of satisfaction) · hi निर्वाहन (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · de Erfüllung (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · nn oppfylling (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · sk naplnenie (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · el ικανοποίηση (feeling of satisfaction) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · ru выполне́ние (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · nl vervulling (feeling of satisfaction) · nb oppfylling (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · lld ademplimënt (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · nb oppfyllelse (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · it soddisfazione (feeling of satisfaction) · sv uppfyllelse (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · da indfrielse (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · fr satisfaction (feeling of satisfaction) · it adempimento (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · da opfyldelse (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · ro îndeplinire (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · ro satisfacere (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · bg реализация (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · it compimento (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · ga comhlíonadh (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · uk викона́ння (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · fr accomplissement (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · bg изпълнение (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · fi täyttymys (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · el εκπλήρωση (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled) · ga sásamh (feeling of satisfaction) · nl vervulling (act of fulfilling or state of being fulfilled)