Dictionary Definition
attainment
Noun
1 the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of
independence"
2 arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of
puberty was delayed by malnutrition"
3 an ability that has been acquired by training
[syn: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
/əˈteɪnmənt/Noun
- The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
- That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.
Translations
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or
reaching
- Finnish: saavuttaminen, pääseminen
That which is attained, or obtained by exertion;
acquisition; acquirement
References
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accession, accomplished fact,
accomplishment,
accomplishments,
achievement,
acquirement,
acquisition,
acquisition of knowledge, acquisitions, addition, advent, appearance, approach, arrival, attainments, carrying out,
coming, coming by,
consummation,
discharge, dispatch, dragging down,
earnings, edification, education, effectuation, enlightenment, execution, fait accompli,
finish, fruition, fulfillment, gaining, getting, getting hold of,
illumination,
implementation,
instruction,
learning, liberal
education, making,
mission accomplished, moneygetting, moneygrubbing, moneymaking, obtainment, obtention, performance, procural, procurance, procuration, procurement, production, reaching, realization, securement, sophistication, store of
knowledge, success,
trover, winning