victory
[ vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree ]
/ ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri /
noun, plural vic·to·ries.
a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory.
(initial capital letter)
the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.
Origin of victory
SYNONYMS FOR victory
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Victory,
conquest,
triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle.
Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind:
victory in battle; a football victory.
Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered:
a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru.
Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory:
the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.
OTHER WORDS FROM victory
vic·to·ry·less, adjective non·vic·to·ry, noun, plural non·vic·to·ries. su·per·vic·to·ry, noun, plural su·per·vic·to·ries.Words nearby victory
Example sentences from the Web for victory
British Dictionary definitions for victory (1 of 2)
victory
/ (ˈvɪktərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
final and complete superiority in a war
a successful military engagement
a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem
the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed
Word Origin for victory
C14: from Old French
victorie, from Latin
victōria, from
vincere to subdue
British Dictionary definitions for victory (2 of 2)
Victory
/ (ˈvɪktərɪ) /
noun
another name (in English) for Victoria 3
another name (in English) for Nike
Idioms and Phrases with victory
victory
see pyrrhic victory.