From attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.

• IPA: /əˈteɪnmənt/

attainment

1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.

   Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement

   My attainment of proficiency in German was due to years upon years of study.

2. That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.

   Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement

   • 1860, National Preacher, volume 33, number 1, page 11:

     The scholar who had made so many attainments, knows now how small they were compared with what one glance into the spiritual glory has taught him.

• German: Erlangen, Erreichen, Erzielen, Aneignung, Verschaffung, Erzielung
• Portuguese: conseguimento
• Russian: достиже́ние
• Spanish: logro, consecución, realización

• German: Errungenschaft, Angeeignetes, Verschafftes, Erreichtes, Erzieltes
• Portuguese: conseguimento
• Russian: приобрете́ние