success

n.

1. The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted: attributed their success in business to hard work.
2. 1. The gaining of fame or prosperity: an artist spoiled by success.
   2. The extent of such gain.
3. One that is successful: The plan was a success.
4. Obsolete. A result or an outcome.

[Latin successus, from past participle of succēdere, to succeed. See succeed.]

noun

The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted: arrival, successfulness. See thrive/fail/exist.

n

Definition: favorable outcome
Antonyms: failure, loss

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The achievement of a goal. In sport, the concept of success can be very personal (see perceived success) and is not always dependent on winning a competition or obtaining a very high standard of performance.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The one unpardonable sin against one's fellows. In literature, and particularly in poetry, the elements of success are exceedingly simple, and are admirably set forth in the following lines by the reverend Father Gassalasca Jape, entitled, for some mysterious reason, "John A. Joyce."

    The bard who would prosper must carry a book,
        Do his thinking in prose and wear
    A crimson cravat, a far-away look
        And a head of hexameter hair.
    Be thin in your thought and your body'll be fat;
    If you wear your hair long you needn't your hat.

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IN BRIEF: An event that accomplishes its intended purpose. Also: A person with a record of accomplishments.

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success. — Dr. Joyce Brothers

Quotes:

"Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats." - Amos Bronson Alcott

"We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes." - Amos Bronson Alcott

"If at first you don't succeed; you are running about average." - M. H. Alderson

"For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?" - James Allen

"Eighty percent of success is showing up." - Woody Allen

"It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do." - John R. Amos

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Common misspelling(s) of success

• sucess

Dansk (Danish)
n. - succes, medgang, lykke, godt resultat

idioms:

• success story    succeshistorie

Nederlands (Dutch)
succes, welslagen, geslaagd iets/iemand

Français (French)
n. - succès, réussite

idioms:

• success story    réussite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erfolg

idioms:

• success story    Erfolgsstory

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιτυχία, αίσια έκβαση, ευόδωση, άθλος, κατόρθωμα

idioms:

• success story    ιστορία επιτυχημένου ανθρώπου

Italiano (Italian)
successo

idioms:

• success story    successone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sucesso (m), êxito (m)

idioms:

• success story    grande êxito

Русский (Russian)
успех, удача, процветание, человек, пользующийся успехом

idioms:

• success story    история успеха, удачное предприятие

Español (Spanish)
n. - éxito, logro, triunfo

idioms:

• success story    historia de un éxito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - framgång, lycka, medgång, resultat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
成功, 胜利, 成就, 成功的事

idioms:

• success story    一个人的成名史

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 成功, 勝利, 成就, 成功的事

idioms:

• success story    一個人的成名史

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성공 , 출세, 결과

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 成功, 幸運, 成功者, 大当たり

idioms:

• success story    サクセスストーリー, 成功談

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نجاح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הצלחה, אדם מצליח, מצליחן, השגת עושר, פרסום, או מעמד, דבר שהצליח‬

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