accomplishment

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

   the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc

2. countableuncountableThat which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

   I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.

   1763, Charles Churchill, The Ghost, Book III

   1 more example

   Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, / And wisdom falls before exterior grace ;

   1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error

3. countableuncountableSomething accomplished; an achievement.

   Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.

In a sentence

the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc

Where it comes from

1. Frenchaccomplissement
2. Englishaccomplishment

* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir