success

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”). Partly displaced native Old English spēd, whence Modern English speed.

noun

  1. The achievement of one's aim or goal.
    His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
    a glowing success
  2. (business) Financial profitability.
    Don't let success go to your head.
  3. One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
    Scholastically, he was a success.
    The new range of toys has been a resounding success.
  4. The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
    She is country music's most recent success.
  5. (obsolete) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.

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