Associations to the word «Attainment»

Wiktionary

ATTAINMENT, noun. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
ATTAINMENT, noun. That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.

Dictionary definition

ATTAINMENT, noun. The act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence".
ATTAINMENT, noun. Arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition".
ATTAINMENT, noun. An ability that has been acquired by training.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke