— victoryless , adj.
/vik"teuh ree, vik"tree/ , n. , pl. victories .
1. a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
2. an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
3. the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
4. a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory.
5. ( cap. ) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.
[ 1275-1325; ME victorie victoria, equiv. to victor-, s. of victor VICTOR + -ia -Y 3 ]
Syn. 3. VICTORY, CONQUEST, TRIUMPH refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. VICTORY suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind: victory in battle; a football victory. CONQUEST implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered: a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru. TRIUMPH implies a particularly outstanding victory: the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.
Ant. 1-3. defeat.