achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition.
her achievements as a chemist
Examples of feat in a Sentence
Noun
a performer known for her astonishing acrobatic feats
an exceptional feat of the human intellect
Writing that whole report in one night was quite a feat.
It was no mean feat.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
At the entrance to the bay itself—in the gap between Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula—will stand the project’s most impressive engineering feat: a system of 36 gates.—Xander Peters, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024 Manu Chao – Viva Tu Vecinos En El Mar
La Couleur du Temps
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Heaven’s Bad Day feat.—Thania Garcia, Variety, 26 June 2024
Adjective
As with previous titles, FromSoftware created a notoriously difficult game where finishing is a feat few players will achieve.—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022 The super convention for super-feat enthusiasts will beheld Aug. 1 to 3 at the U.S. Grant Hotel.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for feat
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English fet, fait, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin factum "deed, action" — more at fact
Adjective
Middle English fet, fayt, borrowed from Anglo-French fait, past participle of faire "to do, make, perform," going back to Latin facere — more at fact
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