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ambition

/æmˈbɪ.ʃən/

Meanings
noun
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

Examples :

"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."
attitude character achievement mind value society human person soul

Related Words

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Illustration ambitiously

ambitiously adverb

/æmˈbɪʃəsli/ /əmˈbɪʃəsli/

In an ambitious manner.

"The student worked ambitiously on his project, spending many hours researching and writing. "

Illustration motivation

motivation noun

/ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən/

Willingness of action especially in behavior.

"Her motivation to finish the project was strong because she wanted a good grade. "

Illustration preferment

preferment noun

/pɹɪˈfəːmənt/

Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.

"Because she had been a loyal customer for many years, Sarah was given preferment when the new phone was released, allowing her to purchase it before the general public. "

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

Illustration superiority

superiority noun

/ˈsʊu.pɪə(ɹ)ˌi.ɒ.ɹɪ.ti/

The state of being superior.

"Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football."

Illustration inordinate

inordinate adjective

/ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt/ /ɪnˈɔɹdn̩ɪt/

Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

"My brother's spending habits are inordinate; he spends far more money on clothes than he can afford. "

Illustration sovereignty

sovereignty noun

/ˈsɒv.ɹən.ti/

(of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.

"The small island nation asserted its sovereignty by creating its own laws and controlling its own natural resources. "

Illustration distinction

distinction noun

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

"The teacher emphasized the distinction between a noun and a verb. "

Illustration campaigning

campaigning verb

/kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ/ /kəmˈpeɪnɪŋ/

To take part in a campaign.

"She campaigned for better social security."

Illustration helicopter

helicopter noun

/ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/

An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.

"We flew over the city in a helicopter."

Illustration firefighter

firefighter noun

/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪt.ə(ɹ)/

A person who puts out fires.

"The firefighter bravely entered the burning building to rescue the people inside. "