accession vs attainment

attainment vs accession

accession and attainment both are nouns.

accession is a verb but attainment is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accession	Yes	No	Yes	No
attainment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attainment is a hypernym of accession; that is, attainment is a word with a broader meaning than accession:

accession: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
attainment: the act of achieving an aim

accession (noun)	attainment (noun)
the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)	the act of achieving an aim
the right to enter	arrival at a new stage
agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)	an ability that has been acquired by training
something added to what you already have
(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

accession (verb)	attainment (verb)
make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

Difference between accession and attainment

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