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1. a. : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power. With her talent and fierce ambition, she became a very successful actress. b. : desire to achieve a particular end. 2. : the object of ambition. Her ambition is to start her own business. 3. US : a desire for activity or exertion. felt sick and had no ambition. ambitionless. am-ˈbi-shən-ləs.
Synonyms for AMBITION: aspiration, determination, motivation, ambitiousness, opportunism, initiative, energy, greed; Antonyms of AMBITION: indifference, apathy, unconcern, inertia, lethargy, laziness, indolence, idleness.
Ambition definition: an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. See examples of AMBITION used in a sentence.
AMBITION definition: 1. a strong wish to achieve something: 2. a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc…. Learn more.
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."
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues. 2. the object, state, or result desired or sought after. The crown was his ambition.
AMBITION definition: 1. something you want to achieve in your life: 2. a strong feeling that you want to be successful…. Learn more.
