fulfilment

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/

Definition of fulfilment

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (UK, countable, uncountable)The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
    “To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.”
    “Fulfilment of contractual obligations.”
    “We have yet to see the fulfilment of his potential.”
    “Civilisation has imbued man's minds with false ideas of the evil of sex and its fulfilment.”
    “In questi casi, la morte non è dunque una fine, ma un compimento.”
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noun

  1. (UK, countable, uncountable)The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
    “To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.”
    “Fulfilment of contractual obligations.”
    “We have yet to see the fulfilment of his potential.”
    “Civilisation has imbued man's minds with false ideas of the evil of sex and its fulfilment.”
    “In questi casi, la morte non è dunque una fine, ma un compimento.”
  2. (UK, countable, uncountable)A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled.
    “What brings you fulfilment in life?”
    “Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose.”
  3. (UK, countable, uncountable)The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.

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