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aspirational.

Being ambitious.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌæspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/Australia/ˌɛspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/New-Zealand
  1. Being ambitious.

  2. Desiring success.

  3. Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English -al English aspirational From aspiration + -al.

noun/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌæspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/Australia/ˌɛspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/New-Zealand
  1. A person with aspirations.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English -al English aspirational From aspiration + -al.

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