Definitions for emulous
ˈɛm yə ləsemu·lous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. emulousadjective

   characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation

2. emulous, rivalrousadjective

   eager to surpass others

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. emulousadjective

   ambitious or competitive.

2. Etymology: From aemulus, from ἁμιλλάομαι, akin to imitari; see imitate.

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

1. Emulousadjective

   Etymology: æmulus, Latin.

   1. Rivalling; engaged in competition.

   What the Gaul or Moor could not effect,
   Nor emulous Carthage, with their length of spite,
   Shall be the work of one. Ben Jonson, Catiline.

   She is in perpetual diffidence, or actual enmity with her, but always emulous and suspectful of her. James Howell, Vocal Forrest.

   2. Desirous of superiority; desirous to rise above another; desirous of any excellence possessed by another. With of before the object of emulation.

   By strength
   They measure all, of other excellence
   Not emulous, nor care who them excels. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   By fair rewards our noble youth we raise
   To emulous merit, and to thirst of praise. Matthew Prior.

   Good Howard, emulous of the Grecian art. Matthew Prior.

   3. Factious; contentious.

   Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,
   Made emulous missions ’mongst the gods themselves,
   And drave great Mars to faction. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cress.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. emulous

   Emulous is an adjective that describes someone who is motivated or characterized by a desire to equal or surpass another person. This could be in terms of competition, rivalry or imitation, often driven by a strong ambition or aspiration.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Emulousadjective

   ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues

2. Emulousadjective

   vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious

3. Etymology: [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of emulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of emulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

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