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Definition of Ambitiousness
1. Noun. A strong drive for success.
Generic synonyms: Drive
Specialized synonyms: Aspiration, Power Hunger, Status Seeking
Attributes: Ambitious, Ambitionless, Unambitious
Derivative terms: Ambition, Ambitious, Ambitious
Definition of Ambitiousness
1. n. The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.
Definition of Ambitiousness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being ambitious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ambitiousness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambitiousness
Literary usage of Ambitiousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physiognomy Illustrated; Or, Nature's Revelations of Character: A by Joseph Simms (1889)
"Ambitiousness. THE DESIRE OF DISTINCTION OR PRE-EMINENCE. Thoroughly defined and
well-marked features are nature's recorded evidences of a keen aim in life, ..."
2. An Original and illustrated physiological and physiognomical chart by Joseph Simms (1873)
"Ambitiousness large. Horse. govern by despotic dictation would rouse the mind
... A. To FOSTER, FEED, AND CULTIVATE Ambitiousness :—Read the biographies of ..."
3. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East: With Historical Surveys by Charles Francis Horne (1917)
"Ambitiousness in those olden days showed itself in momentary outburst; the
ambitiousness of to-day runs riot . Austerity in those days had its sharp angles; ..."