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Attainment

n.capable, joyfulformal

What it means

A valued result, skill, or level that has been reached.

Reach for it when recognizing a completed gain rather than the effort still underway

Fluency was a hard-won attainment after years of evening study.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    achievement

    a completed success deserves familiar praise

    not when Achievement is broader and may name a single deed rather than a level reached.

  • everyday

    gain

    improvement or advantage matters more than ceremony

    not when Gain can be accidental or temporary, unlike a substantive attainment.

  • warm

    accomplishment

    effort has produced a finished result worth celebrating

    not when Accomplishment does not naturally describe gaining a state such as independence.

  • professional

    milestone

    the result marks progress within a longer journey

    not when A milestone can be scheduled or symbolic before any ability is attained.

  • professional

    qualification

    formal assessment has recognized the result

    not when A qualification is conferred by an authority and does not cover private growth.

  • formal

    mastery

    the gained level is thorough command of a skill

    not when Mastery is too strong for an intermediate attainment.

Said against

3
  • failure
  • loss
  • setback

It naturally appears in

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  • educational attainment

    Educational attainment rose after the college added evening classes.

  • proud attainment

    Completing the first independent design was a proud attainment.

  • level of attainment

    The portfolio shows her current level of attainment more clearly than one test.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.