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
6- everyday
a completed success deserves familiar praise
not when Achievement is broader and may name a single deed rather than a level reached.
- everyday
improvement or advantage matters more than ceremony
not when Gain can be accidental or temporary, unlike a substantive attainment.
- warm
effort has produced a finished result worth celebrating
not when Accomplishment does not naturally describe gaining a state such as independence.
- professional
the result marks progress within a longer journey
not when A milestone can be scheduled or symbolic before any ability is attained.
- professional
formal assessment has recognized the result
not when A qualification is conferred by an authority and does not cover private growth.
- formal
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
3- 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
- wiktionary, English noun sense: something achieved or the act of achieving it opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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