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ambitiousness

/æmˈbɪʃəsnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being ambitious.

Word Origin Ambitiousness comes from Latin ambitio 'going around' — originally, Roman candidates would walk around soliciting votes. Ambition was that drive to get ahead. Ambitiousness is the quality of being ambitious. The root ambi- 'around' gives us ambient (surrounding) and perambulate (walk through). So ambitiousness is literally 'the state of going around' to get what you want.

noun The state or quality of being ambitious. countable

Her ambitiousness drove her to pursue a career that others thought impossible.

(名词) 雄心勃勃；抱负不凡

她的雄心壮志驱使她追求别人认为不可能的事业。

(sustantivo) ambición; anhelo de triunfo; empeño [El estado o la cualidad de ser ambicioso.]

Su ambición la impulsó a perseguir una carrera que otros consideraban imposible.

(nom) ambition [État ou caractère de celui ou celle qui est ambitieux.]

Son ambitiousness l'a poussée à poursuivre une carrière que les autres jugeaient impossible.

(Substantiv) Ehrgeiz; Ambitioniertheit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, ehrgeizig zu sein; starkes Streben nach Erfolg oder Zielen.]

Ihre **Ambitiousness** motivierte sie, trotz Rückschlägen weiterzumachen.

(名詞) 野心的な性質や状態。高い目標に向かって努力する性質。

彼女の野心は、他の人々が不可能だと考える職業を追求する原動力となった。

(substantivo) ambição [O estado ou qualidade de ser ambicioso.]

Sua ambição a levou a seguir uma carreira que outros consideravam impossível.

Synonyms: ambition drive aspiration goal-orientation determination enterprise push desire for success Antonyms: apathy lack of ambition indifference laziness

Related words

ambition ambitiously ambit ambient

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