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am⋅bi⋅tious
[am-bish-uh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students. |
| 2. | showing or caused by ambition: an ambitious attempt to break the record. |
| 3. | strongly desirous; eager: ambitious of love and approval. |
| 4. | requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: an ambitious program for eliminating all slums. |
Related forms:
am⋅bi⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
am⋅bi⋅tious⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. Ambitious, aspiring, enterprising describe a person who wishes to rise above his or her present position or condition. The ambitious person wishes to attain worldly success, and puts forth effort toward this end: ambitious for social position. The enterprising person, interested especially in wealth, is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects. The aspiring person wishes to rise (mentally or spiritually) to a higher level or plane, or to attain some end above ordinary expectations.
1. Ambitious, aspiring, enterprising describe a person who wishes to rise above his or her present position or condition. The ambitious person wishes to attain worldly success, and puts forth effort toward this end: ambitious for social position. The enterprising person, interested especially in wealth, is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects. The aspiring person wishes to rise (mentally or spiritually) to a higher level or plane, or to attain some end above ordinary expectations.
Antonyms:
1. apathetic, lackadaisical.
1. apathetic, lackadaisical.
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Ambitious
Am*bi"tious\, a. [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux. See Ambition.]1. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man. --Shak. 2. Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something. I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony. --Evelyn. Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain. --Cowper. 3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style. A giant statue . . . Pushed by a wild and artless race, From off wide, ambitious base. --Collins.
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Language Translation for : ambitious
Spanish:
ambicioso,
German:
ehrgeizig,
Japanese:
野心的な
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