Accomplishment vs. Attainment — What's the Difference?

The act of accomplishing or the state of being accomplished; completion

The act of attaining or the condition of being attained.

Something carried out or completed successfully; an achievement

Something, such as an accomplishment or achievement, that is attained.

An acquired skill or refinement

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

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.

That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.

Something accomplished; an achievement.

That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements; knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments.

The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

The act of achieving an aim;

The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.

Arrival at a new stage;

That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

An ability that has been acquired by training

The action of accomplishing something

An ability that has been acquired by training