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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Ambition]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Ambition this link].</center>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Ambition]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Ambition this link].</center>
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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Etymology: [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin ambition-, ambitio, [[literally]], act of soliciting for votes, from ambire
Etymology: [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin ambition-, ambitio, [[literally]], act of soliciting for votes, from ambire
*Date: 14th century
*Date: 14th century
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
3 : a desire for activity or exertion <felt sick and had no ambition>
3 : a desire for activity or exertion <felt sick and had no ambition>
==Synonyms==
==Synonyms==
synonyms ambition, aspiration, pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire <driven by ambition>. aspiration implies a striving after something higher than oneself and usually implies that the striver is thereby ennobled <an aspiration to become president someday>. pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption <has literary pretensions>.
synonyms ambition, aspiration, pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire <driven by ambition>. pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption <has literary pretensions>.
==Compare==
[[Aspiration]] as it implies a striving after something higher than oneself and usually implies that the striver is thereby ennobled <an aspiration to become president someday>.
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
