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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>.

[[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]]