attainmentn.
/əˈteɪnmənt/ΘΚΠ
society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > infringement of rights, etc.
intrusion1433
intruseryc1470
attainmentc1503
encroachment1523
encroaching1539
trenching1543
infringinga1575
usurpationa1626
entrenching1629
entrenchment1635
invasion1650
impingement1671
infringement1673
trespass1769
usurpature1845
c1503 tr. Charter of London in R. Arnold Chron. f. vi/2 Landis and tenementis..free and quyt of alle maner axions axing & attenementis.
2. The action or process of attaining, reaching, or acquiring by effort. (No plural.)
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the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > by care or effort
procuration1483
attainment1549
gaininga1556
attain1559
attaininga1568
procurement1569
consecution1601
procural1771
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > attainment of goal
achievement1477
attainment1549
accomplishment1578
compassing1586
1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde, f. cxxxii Toward the attainement of euerlasting saluacyon.
a1610 J. Healey tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) xxix. 34 Dost thou ayme at the attainment of wisedome?
1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 294 The primary object of their voyages was often impossible of attainment.
3.
a. That which is attained or acquired by continued effort; esp. a personal acquirement or accomplishment.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > an achievement
feata1400
wonder-worka1400
exploitc1425
achievance1531
achievement1583
attaining1606
attainment1665
effort1857
get1992
1665 Glanvill Scepsis Scientifica Addr. Royal Soc. sig. a1v Men that count it a great attainment to be able to talk much.
1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (1751) Pref. 12 A man of good attainments.
1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 55 A prelate and poet of very distinguished attainments.
b. more abstractly. (No plural.)
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1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iv, in Fraser's Mag. Feb. 194/1 No mortal's endeavour or attainment will..content [him].
1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §3. 47 The cause of the inefficiency of the teaching in Oxford in the old days was..the low standard of attainment in the place.
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