attainment (at an ment)

[ The attainment of every desired object. Sir W. Jones, Hitópadésa, IMG:content-1352.png:[blocks in formation] Smatterers, whose attainments just suffice to elevate them from the insignificance of dunces to the dignity of bores. Macaulay , Mill on Government. ment. = Syn. 2. Acquirements, Acquisitions, etc. See acquire attain ort, n. [