| 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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