successful
/səkˈsɛs.fəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
Example Sentences
- "a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise"
- "If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] ."
- "The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…]"share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention."
- "“Operation Warp Speed” was a SPECTACULAR SUCCESS, in fact, many say, one of the most successful things ever done by an American President."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səkˈsɛs.fəl/
- British English: /səkˈsɛs.fəl/
Inflected Forms
more successful (comparative)
most successful (superlative)