Synonyms for ambitiousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : am-bish-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : æmˈbɪʃ əs


Définition of ambitiousness

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin ambitiosus "going around to canvass for office," from ambitio (see ambition). Related: Ambitiously.
  • noun ambition
Example sentences :
  • Well, I don't want to discourage your ambitiousness, but I guess you've struck Kilo about the worst time in the century.
  • Extract from : « Kilo » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • Nevertheless the lad wondered at the size and ambitiousness of this undertaking and accomplishment in the wilderness.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Cache » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
  • But on top av my ambitiousness there was an empty place in my sowl, an' me own opinion av mesilf cud not fill ut.
  • Extract from : « Soldier Stories » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Ambitiousness in those olden days showed itself in momentary outburst; the ambitiousness of to-day runs riot.
  • Extract from : « The Wisdom of Confucius » by Epiphanius Wilson

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