emulous C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈɛmjələs/ UK /ˈemjʊləs/ See IPA manual Freq #1121871 Meanings 1 adj eager to equal or surpass another; competitively ambitious The neighboring merchants were emulous, each hoping to build the finer shopfront. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · eager to equal or surpass... competitiverivalrousambitious More aspiring ↔ Opposites uncompetitiveindifferentunambitious Word family Forms emulously Derived forms emulously Related forms emulateemulationrival Etymology From Latin aemulus, 'rivaling, striving to equal,' plus English -ous. It shares its source with emulate and emulation and can imply either admirable striving or jealous rivalry. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # emulous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛmjələs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈemjʊləs/ **Frequency rank:** 1121871 ## Meanings 1. eager to equal or surpass another; competitively ambitious ## Examples - The neighboring merchants were emulous, each hoping to build the finer shopfront. ## Synonyms - competitive - rivalrous - ambitious - aspiring ## Antonyms - uncompetitive - indifferent - unambitious ## Derived Forms - emulously ## Related Forms - emulate - emulation - rival ## Etymology From Latin aemulus, 'rivaling, striving to equal,' plus English -ous. It shares its source with emulate and emulation and can imply either admirable striving or jealous rivalry. ## Topics - Describing People markdown