adventure vs ambition

adventure

noun
  • A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. 

  • A text adventure or an adventure game. 

  • A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. 

  • A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account. 

  • The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat. 

ambition

noun
  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

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