| Library / English Dictionary |
AMBITIOUSNESS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong drive for success
Synonyms:
ambition; ambitiousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ambitiousness" is a kind of...):
drive (the trait of being highly motivated)
Attribute:
ambitious (having a strong desire for success or achievement)
ambitionless; unambitious (having little desire for success or achievement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ambitiousness"):
aspiration (a will to succeed)
power hunger; status seeking (a drive to acquire power)
Derivation:
ambitious (having a strong desire for success or achievement)
