SUCCESS


Meaning of SUCCESS in English

— successless , adj. — successlessly , adv. — successlessness , n.

/seuhk ses"/ , n.

1. the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors.

2. the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.

3. a successful performance or achievement: The play was an instant success.

4. a person or thing that is successful: She was a great success on the talk show.

5. Obs. outcome.

[ 1530-40; successus, equiv. to succed-, s. of succedere to SUCCEED + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss ]

Syn. 2. achievement, fame, triumph.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .