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success /səkˈsɛs /noun [mass noun]1The accomplishment of an aim or purpose: the president had some success in restoring confidence...- But economic growth is key if we are to achieve success in these other policy areas.
- He stresses that to achieve success in his sport you need to be a serious athlete, not a beach bum.
- The teams are only the third in the world to claim success in curing anyone using gene therapy.
Synonyms favourable outcome, successfulness, favourable result, successful outcome, positive result, victory, triumph 1.1The attainment of fame, wealth, or social status: the success of his play...- What is plain is that wealth and success are no longer enough - now he wants fame as well.
- The production's success owes much to its careful rendering of the three main characters.
- Very rarely is the link between strength of character and economic and social success pointed out.
Synonyms prosperity, prosperousness, successfulness, affluence, wealth, riches, fortune, opulence, luxury, comfort, life of ease, the good life, milk and honey 1.2 [count noun] A person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains fame, wealth, etc. to judge from league tables, the school is a success I must make a success of my business...- Hidden away in this week's news are pointers to what will actually make a success of an online business.
- The harder but surer way is to make a success of a business of your own and then sell it on to someone willing to pay millions.
- Condolences go to the proprietors of the shop who have worked so hard to make a success of it.
Synonyms triumph, bestseller, box-office success, sell-out, coup, master stroke informal hit, box-office hit, smash hit, smash, crowd-puller, winner, knockout, sensation, wow, biggie star, superstar, celebrity, big name, household name, somebody, important person, VIP, personality, public figure, dignitary, luminary, leading light informal celeb, bigwig, big shot, big noise, big cheese, big fish, megastar British informal nob North American informal kahuna, macher, high muckamuck 2 archaic The good or bad outcome of an undertaking: the good or ill success of their maritime enterprises...- Those who have always good hope in the midst of misfortunes, and who are delighted with good luck, are suspected of being very pleased with the ill success of the affair, if they are not equally distressed by bad luck.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin successus, from the verb succedere 'come close after' (see succeed). Rhymes acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes |