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Licensed vs Accomplished - What's the difference?

licensed | accomplished | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between licensed and accomplished

is that licensed is having been issued with a licence (by the required authority while accomplished is completed; effected; established; as, an accomplished fact.

As verbs the difference between licensed and accomplished

is that licensed is past tense of license while accomplished is past tense of accomplish.

licensed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
  • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
  • # (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
  • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  • (of an activity) authorized by licence
  • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
  • # (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
  • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.
  • Derived terms

    * licensed victualler

    Antonyms

    * unlicensed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (license)
  • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * licenced

    accomplished

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Completed; effected; established; as, an accomplished fact
  • Complete in acquirements usually as a result of training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished' scholar, an ' accomplished villain
  • * They . . . show themselves accomplished bees. - Holland
  • * Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve. -
  • Sophisticated
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (accomplish)