Winning vs Triumph - What's the difference?
winning | triumph |
That constitutes a win.
That leads to success.
Attractive.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
(chiefly, in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
* Chaucer
(mining) A new opening.
The portion of a coalfield out for working.
A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
(obsolete) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
* Shakespeare
A state of joy or exultation at success.
* Milton
* Dryden
(obsolete) A trump card.
A card game, also called trump.
(historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.
A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.
To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
* Bible, Psalms xciv. 3
* Shakespeare
To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
* Macaulay
To be prosperous; to flourish.
* Trumbull
To play a trump in a card game.
As verbs the difference between winning and triumph
is that winning is present participle of lang=en while triumph is to celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.As nouns the difference between winning and triumph
is that winning is the act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition while triumph is a conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.As an adjective winning
is that constitutes a win.winning
English
Verb
(head)- Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.
Derived terms
* winningsAdjective
(en-adj)- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
- a winning smile
Noun
(en noun)- Ye seek land and sea for your winnings .
See also
* winnings * winningest ----triumph
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) triumphe , from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- the triumph of knowledge
- Our daughter, / In honour of whose birth these triumphs are, / Sits here, like beauty's child.
- Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven.
- Hercules from Spain / Arrived in triumph , from Geryon slain.
- Scorsese's latest film is a triumph .
- This wedding cake is a triumph .
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- How long shall the wicked triumph ?
- Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you / That triumph thus upon my misery!
- On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.
- where commerce triumphed on the favouring gales
- (Ben Jonson)