achievement

Plural

achievements

1. 1.The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.

   • As to the type of seat preferred, the views were so varied that it was considered wisely that the ideal design was beyond achievement!

2. 2.A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.

3. 3.An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.

   • The narrow Gothic windows were filled, not with glass that admitted the light, but with glass painted with the achievements of the family […].

4. 4.An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.

   • Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.

Overall

Uncommon· #2301

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• accomplishment

Word family

• achieve