success
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success¹
- /səkˈsɛs/
Rhymes with -ɛs
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”).
noun successes · successe
- The achievement of one's aim or goal. His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
- Financial profitability. Don't let success go to your head.
- One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals. Scholastically, he was a success.
- The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame. She is country music's most recent success.
- Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result. I suppose them as at the beginning of no meane endeavour, not a little alter'd and mov'd inwardly in their mindes: Some with doubt of what will be the successe, others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope, others with confidence of what they have to speake.
Similar: éclat
Success²
Rhymes with -ɛs
proper noun
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A town in Clay County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated township in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: achiever, winner, successful, achievement, accomplishment, attainment, successfully, avail, breakthrough, victory, effective, completion, effectiveness, efficacy, win, triumph
noun
Similar: éclat
Translations
Every language
noun achievement of one's aim or goal
| Español | éxito, acierto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성공 seonggong |
| 日本語 | 成功 seikō |
| 中文 | 成功 chénggōng |
| हिन्दी | सफलता saphaltā, कामयाबी kāmyābī, साफल्य sāphalya |
| Kiswahili | mafanikio |
| Português | sucesso, êxito |
| Français | succès |
| Deutsch | Erfolg |
| Italiano | successo |
| Ελληνικά | επιτυχία epitychía |
| Română | succes |
| Русский | успе́х uspéx, уда́ча udáča |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thành công, thành công |
| العربية | نَجَاح najāḥ |
| עברית | הַצלָחָה hatslakhá |
noun (business) financial profitability
| Português | sucesso |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | επιτυχία epitychía |
| Română | succes |
| Русский | успе́х uspéx, благосостоя́ние blagosostojánije |
Talk about this word "success." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/success. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. success. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/success "success." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/success.Cite this
@misc{success_2026,
title = {success},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/success},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
