success
Meanings
Plural: successes
Noun
- an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"
- "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"
- an attainment that is successful
- "his success in the marathon was unexpected"
- "his new play was a great success"
- a state of prosperity or fame
- "he is enjoying great success"
- "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"
- a person with a record of successes
- "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
- The achievement of one's aim or goal.
- Financial profitability.
- One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
- The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
- Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 11
success is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsuccess is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
success is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
success is a valid Words With Friends word