attainment

English

Etymology

From attain +‎ -ment; compare Old French ataignement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈteɪnmənt/

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Noun

attainment (countable and uncountable, plural attainments)

1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.

   Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement

   My attainment of proficiency in German was due to years upon years of study.

2. That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.

   Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement

   • 1860, National Preacher, volume 33, number 1, page 11:

     The scholar who had made so many attainments, knows now how small they were compared with what one glance into the spiritual glory has taught him.

Translations

the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching

• Belarusian: дасягне́нне n (dasjahnjénnje)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 達到／达到 (zh) (dádào)

• Dutch: het verkrijgen van
• Finnish: saavuttaminen (fi), pääseminen (fi)
• German: Erlangen (de) n, Erreichen (de) n, Erzielen n, Aneignung (de) f, Verschaffung (de) f, Erzielung f
• Ido: atingo (io)
• Korean: 성과 (ko) (seonggwa), 성취 (ko) (seongchwi), 달성 (ko) (dalseong)
• Persian: نیل (fa) (neyl)
• Portuguese: conseguimento m
• Romanian: dobândire (ro) f, obținere (ro) f, câștigare (ro) f
• Russian: достиже́ние (ru) n (dostižénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: ruigsinn f
• Spanish: logro (es) m, consecución (es) f, realización (es) f

that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement

• Bulgarian: постижение (bg) n (postiženie)
• Finnish: saavutus (fi)
• German: Errungenschaft (de) f, Angeeignetes n, Verschafftes n, Erreichtes n, Erzieltes n
• Maori: taeatanga, haumāuiui
• Persian: فضیلت (fa) (fazilat)
• Portuguese: conseguimento m
• Russian: приобрете́ние (ru) n (priobreténije)

References

• “attainment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.