Definitions for Successful
səkˈsɛs fəlsuc·cess·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. successfuladjective

   having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

   "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. successfuladjective

   Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Successful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #903

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Successful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1517

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Successful' in Adjectives Frequency: #107

How to pronounce Successful?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Successful in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Successful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Successful in a Sentence

1. Jordan McNair:

   We are not saying people didn't make mistakes. They each made mistakes and have acknowledged those shortcomings, we are saying that, despite those mistakes, our judgment is that these individuals are best-placed to immediately carry out the reforms necessary to safeguard the well-being of student-athletes and help them be successful as individuals and as a team.

2. Rahm Emanuel:

   Expanding this successful program into one-third of the city will help enhance transparency and credibility as well as strengthen the fabric of trust that is vital between police and the community.

3. Sam Steel:

   At the end of the second period we got away from things that were successful for us early in the game, we pushed back and everything, but it wasn’t enough.

4. Timothy Dimoff:

   The threats are very credible. And you're coming off a Washington protest that was credible, and let's just call it' successful' in the eyes of protesters, it's going to fuel their confidence that they can continue because we didn't show'em we could control'em.

5. Ramin Setoodeh:

   The View has had two successful conservative co-hosts in its 24-year history, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Meghan McCain, it's the most difficult seat to fill. In between, the ratings reflected the show wasn't working. ABC News producers kept hiring conservatives - such as Candace Cameron Bure and Jedediah Bila - who viewers found to be conciliatory to the other co-hosts. The secret formula is finding a Republican who actually disagrees about policy and politics, but the more liberal stars of the show openly resent that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Successful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Successful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Successful
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Successful
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Successful