English → Latin
“accomplishment” in Latin
cōnfectiōmaking, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing; that which is made etc.; confectionexsecūtiōperformance, execution; indictmenteffectiōachievement, accomplishment; doing, performingabsolūtiōan acquittal, absolving; completion, perfection, consummation; completeness; riddance, deliverance, dischargeperfectiōfinishing, completion; perfectionhūmānitāshumaneness, humane conduct, philanthropy, benevolence, kindliness; courtesy, politeness, good manners, social grace; ref
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
accomplishment
completion, confectio, exsecutio, effectio. (Vid: the verbs under ACCOMPLISH.)
State of perfection, absolutio, perfectio. (The words are found in this connection and order), absolutio perfectioque.
Accomplishments, elegantiores litterae; ingenuae et humanae artes (but these phrases have a more extensive meaning than accomplishments): humanitas (when spoken of collectively, as forming a character; e.g., I value him on account of his accomplishments).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for accomplishment?
- The usual Latin words for “accomplishment” are cōnfectiō, exsecūtiō, effectiō; also absolūtiō, perfectiō, hūmānitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.