Definition of AMBITION

ambition

Plural: ambitions

Noun

  • a cherished desire
    • "his ambition is to own his own business"
  • a strong drive for success
  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
  • An object of an ardent desire.
  • A desire, as in, for another person to achieve these things.
  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
  • The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

Verb

Verb Forms: ambitioned, ambitioning, ambitions

  • To have or seek a strong desire for success.
  • have as one's ambition
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

Examples

  • He didn’t just play; he would ambition every move for the highest score.
  • My ambition is to own a helicopter.
  • My daughter, Johanna, wants to be a firefighter very much. She has a lot of ambition.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitiō (“ambition, a striving for favor, literally 'a going around', especially of candidates for office in Rome soliciting votes”), from ambiō (“I go around, solicit votes”). See ambient, issue.

Scrabble Score: 12

ambition: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ambition: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ambition: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

ambition: valid Words With Friends Word