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Fulfillment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Fulfillment has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires

"After years of hard work, she finally found true fulfillment when her novel was published and readers began praising it."

2

the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)

"The couple finally achieved a deep sense of fulfillment after years of waiting when they were able to consummate their marriage."

3

Alternative form of fulfilment

"The dictionary notes that fulfillment is an alternative spelling of fulfilment, so both forms are acceptable in British English usage."

In plain English: Fulfillment is the feeling of satisfaction you get when you finally achieve something important to you.

"She found great fulfillment in helping her community during the charity drive."

Example Sentences
"She found great fulfillment in helping her community during the charity drive." noun
"She found great fulfillment in teaching young children to read." noun
"The new job offered him a sense of professional fulfillment he had never experienced before." noun
"Their marriage was defined by mutual respect and deep emotional fulfillment." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
satisfaction consummation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
self-fulfillment
Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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