ambitious
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ambitious
- /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʃəs
Where it comes from
From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux. By surface analysis, ambit + -ious.
adjective ambitiouser · more ambitious · ambitiousest · most ambitious
- Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. an ambitious person
- Very desirous. 30 June 2019, Sam Wallace in The Telegraph, Manchester United must shape Aaron Wan-Bissaka into a £50m all-rounder - but there is no hiding place at Old Trafford Now he is joining a club ambitious to return to a model of dominating games and attacking opposition.
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Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.
an ambitious project
Similar: showy, aspiring, grand, aspirational
- Hard to achieve. an ambitious goal
Opposite: nonambitious, unambitious
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aspiring, aspirant, driven, overambitious, would-be, enterprising, pushy, compulsive, pushful, hard, challenging, determined, difficult, aggressive, pushing, manque
adjective
Opposite: nonambitious, unambitious
Translations
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adj possessing, or controlled by, ambition
| Español | ambicioso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 야심적 yasimjeok |
| 日本語 | 野心的 yashinteki |
| 中文 | 有雄心 yǒu xióngxīn, 遠大 /远大 yuǎndà, 有野心的 yǒu yěxīn de, 雄心勃勃的 xióngxīn bóbó de |
| Português | ambicioso |
| Français | ambitieux |
| Deutsch | ehrgeizig, ambitioniert |
| Italiano | ambizioso |
| Română | ambițios |
| Русский | амбицио́зный ambicióznyj, честолюби́вый čestoljubívyj |
| Tiếng Việt | có hoài bão, có tham vọng |
| العربية | طَمُوح ṭamūḥ |
| עברית | שאפתני shaaftaní |
adj strongly desirous
| Español | ambicioso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 渴望的 kěwàng de, 熱切的 /热切的 rèqiè de |
| Deutsch | ehrgeizig |
| Русский | жа́ждущий žážduščij |
adj showy
| 中文 | 出於野心的 /出于野心的 chūyú yěxīn de, 顯示野心的 /显示野心的 xiǎnshì yěxīn de |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ehrgeizig, aufstrebend |
| Русский | показно́й pokaznój, претенцио́зный pretencióznyj |
adj hard to achieve
| 中文 | 難以實現的 /难以实现的 nányǐ shíxiàn de, 艱巨的 /艰巨的 jiānjù de |
|---|---|
| Português | ambicioso |
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