success en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /səkˈsɛs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The achievement of one's aim or goal.
Republicans are launching a new nonprofit group to highlight the legislative successes of its vulnerable incumbents with a $2 million advertising blitz touting the work of five vulnerable GOP senators to protect Medicare.
2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN:His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
a glowing success
Actually there was recently a talented young female bassoonist who gave up a promising career on that sturdy instrument, not to do something more feminine but to take up bullfighting. This is Patricia Hayes of San Angelo, Texas, who has had spectacular success in the arenas of Mexico and Portugal. Unfortunately she is not America's only matadoress.
1956 December 24, Cornelia Otis Skinner, “Women are misguided: They are still waging a shrill, ridiculous war over the dead issue of feminism”, in Life, volume 41, number 26, page 75:
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(countable, uncountable) Financial profitability.
Instead Nokia decided better to stick with what they knew worked - good, solid, reliable mobile phones of the kind that had brought them success until then.
2013 September 24, Noreena Hertz, “Noreena Hertz: Don’t get stuck in your own success”, in CNN:Don't let success go to your head.
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(countable, uncountable) One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
There have been other drugs since reticulose that I became aware of the successes of, some even able to claim "cure," even turning people from HIV-positive to negative.
1998, Gavin Dillard, In the Flesh: Undressing for Success, page 141:Scholastically, he was a success.
There have been some surprising successes, though - the LTM's [London Transport Museum's] online gift shop is currently selling 75% more products during lockdown than it was in the same period last year.
2020 June 3, Sam Mullins OBE discusses with Stefanie Foster, “LTM: a new chapter begins at 40”, in Rail, page 53:Freightliner says trials with a new lower-emission fuel for its diesel fleet have been a success, raising its credentials as a supporter of reducing greenhouse gases.
2021 December 1, “Network News: Freightliner claims emissions success”, in RAIL, number 945, page 15:The new range of toys has been a resounding success.
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(countable, uncountable) The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
She is country music's most recent success.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.
I suppose them as at the beginning of no meane endeavour, not a little alter'd and mov'd inwardly in their mindes: Some with doubt of what will be the successe, others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope, others with confidence of what they have to speake.
1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| successes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| successe | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
sweet smell of success · critical success factor · customer success manager · unsuccess · success story · successless · success message · success depends on your backbone, not your wishbone · successful · successantly · victim of one's own success · insuccess · nothing succeeds like success · success is a great deodorant · success ballast · customer success · don't mess with success · succsex · first success distribution · success metric · nonsuccess · successism · success has many fathers, failure is an orphan · successfully · roaring success
Synonyms
Translations (169)
es éxito (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ca èxit (achievement of one's aim or goal) · lv veiksme (achievement of one's aim or goal) · mi angitu (achievement of one's aim or goal) · pl powodzenie (achievement of one's aim or goal) · nan-hbl 成功 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hi कामयाबी (achievement of one's aim or goal) · mn амжилт (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ka წარმატება ((business) financial profitability) · bg успе́х (achievement of one's aim or goal) · nn suksess (person who achieves his or her goals) · cy llwyddiant (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ka წარმატება (achievement of one's aim or goal) · udm азинскон (achievement of one's aim or goal) · uz yutuq (achievement of one's aim or goal) · gl éxito (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ja 成功 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fi menestyjä (person who achieves his or her goals) · nl succes (achievement of one's aim or goal) · th ผลสำเร็จ (achievement of one's aim or goal) · la successus (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ckb سەرکەوتن (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fi onnistuja (person who achieves his or her goals) · ur کامْیابی (achievement of one's aim or goal) · nb suksess (person who achieves his or her goals) · kn ಯಶಸ್ಸು (achievement of one's aim or goal) · cs výnosnost ((business) financial profitability) · lo ຄວາມສຳເລັດ (achievement of one's aim or goal) · gd piseach ((business) financial profitability) · pt sucesso ((business) financial profitability) · ht siksè (achievement of one's aim or goal) · az uğur (achievement of one's aim or goal) · bn সফলতা (achievement of one's aim or goal) · kk табыс (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ang spēd (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ro succes (achievement of one's aim or goal) · tg муваффақият (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ba уңыш (achievement of one's aim or goal) · te సాధకుడు లేక సాధకురాలు (person who achieves his or her goals) · nb suksess (achievement of one's aim or goal) · id kesuksesan ((business) financial profitability) · es acierto (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ia successo (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ru благосостоя́ние ((business) financial profitability) · bn কামিয়াবি (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ru успе́х (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ru уда́ча (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ta வெற்றி (achievement of one's aim or goal) · tr sükse ((business) financial profitability) · tr başarılı (person who achieves his or her goals) · wuu 成功 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · id keberhasilan ((business) financial profitability) · vo plöp (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fi menestys ((business) financial profitability) · fr succès (achievement of one's aim or goal) · grc εὐπραγία (achievement of one's aim or goal) · uk у́спіх (achievement of one's aim or goal) · mr यश (achievement of one's aim or goal) · tt уңыш (achievement of one's aim or goal) · dng чынгун (achievement of one's aim or goal) · prs مُوَفَّقِیَت (achievement of one's aim or goal) · mk успех (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hu kimenetel (achievement of one's aim or goal) · lad sukseso (achievement of one's aim or goal) · cmn 成功 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · vi thành công (achievement of one's aim or goal) · tl tagumpay (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fi voitollisuus ((business) financial profitability) · ga áitheas (achievement of one's aim or goal) · af sukses (achievement of one's aim or goal) · is velgengni (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ky ийгилик (achievement of one's aim or goal) · he הַצלָחָה (achievement of one's aim or goal) · dsb wuspěch (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fo gott úrslit (achievement of one's aim or goal) · kmr qazanc (achievement of one's aim or goal) · uz muvaffaqiyat (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sa स्वस्ति (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hak 成功 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ps کامراني (achievement of one's aim or goal) · te లక్ష్యాన్ని చేరుట (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ro succes ((business) financial profitability) · ko 성공 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · pt êxito (achievement of one's aim or goal) · cs zdar (achievement of one's aim or goal) · cs úspěch (achievement of one's aim or goal) · tr başarı ((business) financial profitability) · de Erfolg (achievement of one's aim or goal) · lad reushitá (achievement of one's aim or goal) · yue 成功 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fi menestys (achievement of one's aim or goal) · pl sukces ((business) financial profitability) · tr sükse (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ug ئۇتۇق (achievement of one's aim or goal) · mn ᠠᠮᠵᠢᠯᠲᠠ (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fi onnistuminen (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ug مۇۋەپپەقىيەت (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sh ùspeh (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ru успе́х ((business) financial profitability) · hi सफलता (achievement of one's aim or goal) · enm sped (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sh у̀спех (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ce аьтто (achievement of one's aim or goal) · alt једим (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sw mafanikio (achievement of one's aim or goal) · tr başarı (achievement of one's aim or goal) · lo ຜົນສຳເລັດ (achievement of one's aim or goal) · yi הצלחה (achievement of one's aim or goal) · km ជោគជ័យ (achievement of one's aim or goal) · eo sukceso (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hu siker (achievement of one's aim or goal) · lad reushidad (achievement of one's aim or goal) · id keberhasilan (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sh у̀спјех (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hu siker ((business) financial profitability) · sh ùspjeh (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fa-ira سوکْسِه (achievement of one's aim or goal) · pl sukces (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fa-ira مُوَفَّقِیَت (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sl uspeh (achievement of one's aim or goal) · te ఆర్ధిక స్తొమత ((business) financial profitability) · ky жетишкендик (achievement of one's aim or goal) · tk üstünlik (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ckb سەرکەوتو (person who achieves his or her goals) · lb Erfolleg (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ur سَپَھلْتا (achievement of one's aim or goal) · it successo (achievement of one's aim or goal) · el επιτυχία (person who achieves his or her goals) · pt sucesso (achievement of one's aim or goal) · crh muvafaqiyet (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sq sukses (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hy հաջողություն (achievement of one's aim or goal) · la fructus (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sv succé (achievement of one's aim or goal) · bg успе́х ((business) financial profitability) · pt sucesso (person who achieves his or her goals) · bn সাফল্য (achievement of one's aim or goal) · eu arrakasta (achievement of one's aim or goal) · my အောင်ပန်း (achievement of one's aim or goal) · cdo 成功 (achievement of one's aim or goal) · el επιτυχία ((business) financial profitability) · ka შედეგიანობა ((business) financial profitability) · ka მიღწევა ((business) financial profitability) · ca succés (achievement of one's aim or goal) · inh аьттув (achievement of one's aim or goal) · nl welgang (achievement of one's aim or goal) · et edu (achievement of one's aim or goal) · th ความสำเร็จ (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ia successo ((business) financial profitability) · id kesuksesan (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hi साफल्य (achievement of one's aim or goal) · rue у́спіх (achievement of one's aim or goal) · lt sėkmė (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sv framgång (achievement of one's aim or goal) · gag başarı (achievement of one's aim or goal) · el επιτυχία (achievement of one's aim or goal) · fa-ira کامْیابی (achievement of one's aim or goal) · sk úspech (achievement of one's aim or goal) · nn suksess (achievement of one's aim or goal) · vi sự thành công (achievement of one's aim or goal) · lb Succès (achievement of one's aim or goal) · hu eredmény (achievement of one's aim or goal) · az müvəffəqiyyət (achievement of one's aim or goal) · be по́спех (achievement of one's aim or goal) · da succes (achievement of one's aim or goal) · my ဇေယျ (achievement of one's aim or goal) · ar نَجَاح (achievement of one's aim or goal) · kk жетістік (achievement of one's aim or goal) · nl goed gevolg (achievement of one's aim or goal)