Definitions for ambitious
æmˈbɪʃ əsam·bi·tious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 20 votes

1. ambitiousadjective

   having a strong desire for success or achievement

2. ambitious, challengingadjective

   requiring full use of your abilities or resources

   "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. ambitiousadjective

   Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

2. ambitiousadjective

   Strongly desirousfollowed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.

3. ambitiousadjective

   Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.

   an ambitious style

4. Etymology: From ambitious, from *, from ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ambitiousadjective

   Etymology: ambitiosus, Lat.

   1. Seized or touched with ambition; desirous of advancement; eager of honours; aspiring. It has the particle of before the object of ambition.

   The neighb’ring monarchs, by thy beauty led,
   Contend in crouds, ambitious of thy bed:
   The world is at thy choice, except but one,
   Except but him thou canst not choose alone. John Dryden, Fables.

   You have been pleased not to suffer an old man to go discontented out of the world, for want of that protection, of which he had been so long ambitious. Dryden.

   Trojan, a prince ambitious of glory, descended to the mouths of the Tigris and Euphrates, and went upon the ocean, where, seeing a vessel trading to the Indies, he had thoughts of outdoing Alexander. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   2. Eager to grow bigger; aspiring.

   I have seen
   Th’ ambitious ocean swell, and rage, and foam,
   To be exalted with the threatening clouds. William Shakespeare, J. Cæs.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ambitious

   Ambitious refers to having or showing a strong desire and determination to achieve success, accomplish goals, or attain something of value. It often involves setting high standards or aiming for excellence. It can also mean having a desire for personal advancement or seeking power.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Ambitiousadjective

   possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction

2. Ambitiousadjective

   strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something

3. Ambitiousadjective

   springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style

4. Etymology: [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux. See Ambition.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ambitious' in Adjectives Frequency: #748

How to pronounce ambitious?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ambitious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ambitious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ambitious in a Sentence

1. The Talmud:

   He that is ambitious of fame destroys it. He that increaseth not his knowledge diminishes it. He that uses the crown of learning as an instrument of gain will pass away.

2. Scott Mulhauser:

   That's an enormous number and it suggests that there could be some impressively ambitious accounting.

3. Jens Holte:

   If we do not achieve results, we will not achieve our common goal and our ambitious objectives, without results, we will not be able to sustain and increase the financial investment needed.

4. Michael Wilson:

   One of the reasons we are skeptical that the Fed and other central banks will be able to deliver on the policy tightening now expected is the fact that growth is already slowing, an unusual circumstance at the beginning of any monetary policy tightening cycle, and especially one that is so ambitious.

5. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancelin:

   The uniquely challenging year of 2020 for all of society proved to be an extraordinary proof-of-concept period for Moderna, even as we have shown that our mRNA-based vaccine can prevent COVID-19, this has encouraged us to pursue more-ambitious development programs within our prophylactic vaccines modality.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ambitious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ambitious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ambitious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambitious