English noun: attainment |
1. | attainment (act) the act of achieving an aim |
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| Samples | The attainment of independence.
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| Broader (hypernym) | accomplishment, achievement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | accession, course credit, credit, record, rise to power, success |
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2. | attainment (act) arrival at a new stage |
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| Samples | His attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition.
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| Broader (hypernym) | arrival, reaching |
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3. | attainment (cognition) an ability that has been acquired by training |
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| Synonyms | accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, skill |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ability, power |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | craft, craftsmanship, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, mastership, mixology, numeracy, oarsmanship, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship, workmanship |
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