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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.
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.
Synonyms for AMBITION: aspiration, determination, motivation, ambitiousness, opportunism, initiative, energy, greed; Antonyms of AMBITION: indifference, apathy, unconcern, inertia, lethargy, laziness, indolence, idleness.
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."
