acquirement

Noun

Meaning

The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

acquisition skill procurement accomplishment attainment obtainment laurel end addition success taking advantage collection effort gain

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Antonyms

millstone loss cost lapp trammel tax

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Hypernyms

power ability

Hyponyms

craft literacy craftsmanship horsemanship seamanship mastership

Examples

There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art. Anthony Trollope

How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow. Mary Shelley

To me, this acquirement of nervous, physical, and emotional concentration is the one element possessed to the highest degree by the truly great dancers of the world. Its acquirement is the result of discipline, of energy in the deep sense. That is why there are so few great dancers. Martha Graham

Close letter words and terms

acquired tolerance acquired von Willebrand syndrome acquiree acquirendum acquirer acquiring