aspirational en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌæspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/ (Australia)
- audio North Carolina
- /ˌɛspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
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Being ambitious.
In the nineteen-fifties, the height of aspirational style was fine French furniture—F.F.F., as it became known in certain precincts of Fifth Avenue and Palm Beach.
2022 July 18, Evan Osnos, “The Haves and the Have-Yachts”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2022:
- Desiring success.
- Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most aspirational | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more aspirational | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
aspirationally · aspirational recycling · nonaspirational · unaspirational · aspirationalism
Translations (2)
pl ambitny (being ambitious) · pl ambitny (desiring success)