4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Success \Suc*cess"\, n. [L. successus: cf F. succ[`e]s. See
{Succeed}.]
1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.]
Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By
due success. --Spenser.
2. That which comes after hence consequence, issue, or
result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or
bad the outcome of effort.
Men . . . that are like to do that that is
committed to them and to report back again
faithfully the success. --Bacon.
Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The
tempter stood. --Milton.
3. The favorable or prosperous termination of anything
attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous
issue.
Dream of success and happy victory! --Shak.
Or teach with more success her son The vices of the
time to shun. --Waller.
Military successes, above all others elevate the
minds of a people. --Atterbury.
4. That which meets with or one who accomplishes, favorable
results, as a play or a player. [Colloq.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
success
n 1: an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call
heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was
a remarkable success for Republicans" [ant: {failure}]
2: an attainment that is successful; "his success in the
marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great
success"
3: a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great
success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with
success" [ant: {failure}]
4: a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be
the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need
apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress
like a success" [syn: {achiever}, {winner}] [ant: {loser}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Success, AR (town, FIPS 67550)
Location: 36.45452 N, 90.72285 W
Population (1990): 170 (77 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72470
Success, MO
Zip code(s): 65570
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
SUCCESS, 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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