Added 8 October 2026
ambition
/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ noun
In Latin: ambitiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ambition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
- Have as one's ambition.
Origin
From Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitiō (“ambition, a striving for favor, literally 'a going around', especially of candidates for office in Rome soliciting votes”), from ambiō (“to go around, solicit votes”). See ambient, issue. By surface analysis, ambit + -ion.
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