browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about ambition
ambition |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambition \Am*bi"tion\, n. [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going around especially of candidates for office is Rome, to solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor? fr ambire to go around See {Ambient}, {Issue}.] 1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs.] [I] used no ambition to commend my deeds. --Milton. 2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition: By that sin fell the angels. --Shak. The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six thousand more acres. --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambition \Am*bi"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. ambitionner.] To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. [R.] Pausanias ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. --Trumbull. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ambition n 1: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: {aspiration}, {dream}] 2: a strong drive for success [syn: {ambitiousness}] v : have as one's ambition From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: AMBITION, n. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
more about ambition
This work is licensed under a
