AMBITION
8 letters
12 Scrabble points
/æmˈbɪ.ʃən/
Definition of AMBITION
noun
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Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."
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An object of an ardent desire.
"My ambition is to own a helicopter."
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A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
verb
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To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
"Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. — Trumbull."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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B
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N
Length
8 letters
Scrabble Score
12 points