noun
success
suhk-SESS/səkˈses/
The achievement of a desired result.
The finished footbridge marks the team's success.
Etymology
The underlying movement image gave Latin a word for an advance or outcome. English “success” likewise once meant any result; shortening phrases such as “good success” made the favorable meaning inherent.
In context
business success is not the result of chance but of scientific ideas and plans carried out by an aggressive and Progressive management
More examples
- She achieved success after years of practice.
- Several small successes encouraged them.
- The event was a success despite the rain.
Forms
success · successes
successful adjective — Achieving a desired result.
Similar words
- achievement
- Something accomplished through effort.
- triumph
- An especially notable victory or success.