ambitious
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am·bi·tious
(ăm-bĭsh'əs) 
adj.
ambitiousness am·bi'tious·ness n.
adj.
- Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.
- Greatly desirous; eager: "I am not ambitious of ridicule" (Edmund Burke).
- Requiring or showing much effort; challenging: an ambitious schedule.
ambitiousness am·bi'tious·ness n.
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ambitious
adj
Definition: desiring success
Antonyms: content, fulfilled, satisfied, unassuming
adj
Definition: requiring great effort, ability
Antonyms: easy, facile
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ambitious
IN BRIEF: Having a strong desire to succeed. Requiring great effort.
She set for herself the ambitious goal to be first at the competition.
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Ambitious
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ambitiøs, ærgerrig
Nederlands (Dutch)
ambitieus, vastberaden
Français (French)
adj. - ambitieux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ehrgeizig, ambitioniert
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλόδοξος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ambicioso
Русский (Russian)
честолюбивый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - ambicioso, codicioso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ärelysten, ambitiös
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抱负不凡的, 有野心的, 雄心勃勃的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 抱負不凡的, 有野心的, 雄心勃勃的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大望を抱いた, 野心的な, 意欲的な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) طموح, دال على الطموح
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שאפתני, דורש מאמץ
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