FULFILLMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does fulfillment mean?
• FULFILLMENT (noun)
The noun FULFILLMENT has 2 senses:
1. a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
2. the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
Familiarity information: FULFILLMENT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FULFILLMENT (noun)
Meaning:
A feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
fulfillment; fulfilment
Hypernyms ("fulfillment" is a kind of...):
satisfaction (the contentment you feel when you have done something right)
Meaning:
The act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fulfillment; fulfilment
Hypernyms ("fulfillment" is a kind of...):
consummation (the act of bringing to completion or fruition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fulfillment"):
self-fulfillment; self-realisation; self-realization (the fulfillment of your capacities)