adj
Meaning 1
Being ambitious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aspirational
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
-
North Carolina Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
Australian: /ˌæspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/
-
New-Zealand: /ˌɛspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/
adj
Meaning 2
Desiring success.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A person with aspirations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: ambitny — being ambitious
- Polish: ambitny — desiring success
Real reading context