Acquirement

Origin

From acquire + -ment.

Full definition of acquirement

Noun

1. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.
• unknown date Joseph Addison:... rules for the acquirement of a taste ...
• unknown date Hayward?:... his acquirements by industry were ... enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature ...

Synonyms

• (act of acquiring, or that which is acquired) acquisition

Usage notes

Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or talent. For example, eloquence, and skill in music and painting are acquirements, whereas genius is the gift or endowment of nature. It denotes especially personal attainments, in opposition to material or external things gained, which are more usually called acquisitions; but this distinction is not always observed.