Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The achievement of one's aim or goal.
- (countable, uncountable) Financial profitability.
- (countable, uncountable) One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
- (countable, uncountable) The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.
Opposite of
failure
Synonyms
stroke of luck
piece of luck
aftermath
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səkˈsɛs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”). Partly displaced native Old English spēd, whence Modern English speed.
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