ambition
Other forms: ambitions; ambitioned
Ambition is a strong desire to achieve. It's what Macbeth had too much of, and what slackers have too little of.
If a person has ambition, the goal is usually wealth, power, or fame. This Middle English word is derived from Latin ambitiō, from ambīre "to go around or about." In ancient Rome, candidates for office would go around to gain votes, to further their goal of being powerful or famous.
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a strong drive for successsynonyms: ambitiousnesstype of:drivethe trait of being highly motivated
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a cherished desire“his ambition is to own his own business”synonyms: aspiration, dreamtypes:American Dreamthe widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents didemulationambition to equal or excelnationalismthe aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign dominationtype of:desirethe feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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have as one's ambition
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