unambitious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs/ UK /ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #118830

Meanings

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adj
having little desire for achievement, advancement, or honor

The unambitious citizen made no effort to obtain the office.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having little desire for... ambitionlessunaspiring

Opposites

ambitious aspiring driven

Word family

Derived forms unambitiously

Related forms ambition aspiration

Etymology

Formed from un- ("not") + ambitious. Ambitious comes from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, originally "a going around" to solicit votes.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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