What does successful mean?
Definitions for successful
səkˈsɛs fəlsuc·cess·ful
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word successful.
Princeton's WordNet
successfuladjective
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
"a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
Wiktionary
successfuladjective
Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Successfuladjective
Prosperous; happy; fortunate.
Etymology: success and full.
They were terrible alarms to persons grown wealthy by a long and successful imposture, by persuading the world that men might be honest and happy, though they never mortified any corrupt appetites. Robert South, Sermons.
H’ observ’d the illustrious throng,
Their names, their fates, their conduct and their care
In peaceful senates and successful war. Dryden.The early hunter
Blesses Diana’s hand, who leads him safe
O’er hanging cliffs; who spreads his net successful,
And guides the arrow through the panther’s heart. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
successful
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a success, another might consider to be a failure, a qualified success or a neutral situation. For example, a film that is a commercial failure or even a box-office bomb can go on to receive a cult following, with the initial lack of commercial success even lending a cachet of subcultural coolness.It may also be difficult or impossible to ascertain whether a situation meets criteria for success or failure due to ambiguous or ill-defined definition of those criteria. Finding useful and effective criteria, or heuristics, to judge the failure or success of a situation may itself be a significant task.
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successful
Successful usually refers to the accomplishment of a goal, aim, or purpose. It could also mean achieving wealth, respect, or fame. Being successful often implies the attainment of desired outcomes or the triumph over challenges or difficulties. It can be subjective and may depend on individual perceptions or societal standards.
Webster Dictionary
Successfuladjective
resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'successful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #903
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'successful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1517
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'successful' in Adjectives Frequency: #107
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of successful in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of successful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of successful in a Sentence
It is nearly impossible to influence the oil price long-term by freezing production as unconventional oil and gas and alternative energy may enter the market to bring down the price, the recent failed OPEC attempt to freeze production may cause grief from oil producers, but in reality even if it was successful its long term effect is doubtful.
We tried to do the tablet thing with her, and it wasn't successful. She can't really talk on the phone anymore, so we needed to get a little bit more creative with how we were going to keep in touch with her.
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
We will not know for five to 10 years whether this transaction is successful strategically or financially, walmart has a very poor track record operating outside North America.
We are obligated to speak the truth as we see it. This is what real friendship demands, especially in difficult times, if elected president, I will work tirelessly to advance the cause of peace as a partner and as a friend to Israel. But to be successful, we have to be a friend not only to Israel, but to the Palestinian people.
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- فائز, ناجح, موفقArabic
- паспяхо́выBelarusian
- успе́шенBulgarian
- সফলBengali
- exitósCatalan, Valencian
- úspěšnýCzech
- erfolgreichGerman
- sukcesaEsperanto
- triunfador, exitoso, conseguidoSpanish
- edukasEstonian
- arrakastatsuBasque
- کامگار, موفق شدن, موفقPersian
- onnistunut, menestyvä, menestynytFinnish
- couronné de succès, ayant du [[succès]], marqué de [[succès]]French
- rathúilIrish
- מוצלחHebrew
- सफलHindi
- eredményes, sikeresHungarian
- հաջողArmenian
- riuscito, coronato dal successo, ben riuscito, andato a buon fine, di successoItalian
- 成功Japanese
- 성공한Korean
- у́спешенMacedonian
- gelukt, succesvol, geslaagdDutch
- vellukkaNorwegian Nynorsk
- vellykketNorwegian
- udanyPolish
- bem sucedido, bem-sucedido, conseguidoPortuguese
- уда́чный, благополу́чный, успе́шныйRussian
- सफलSanskrit
- успешан, uspešan, uspješan, успјешанSerbo-Croatian
- úspešnýSlovak
- uspešenSlovene
- lyckad, framgångsrikSwedish
- வெற்றிகரமானTamil
- muvaffaklar, muvaffakTurkish
- вда́тний, успі́шнийUkrainian
- سپھلUrdu
- thành côngVietnamese
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