ambition vs charm

ambition

noun
  • 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. 

  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • 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. 

charm

noun
  • The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration. 

  • A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time. 

  • A flock, group (especially of finches). 

  • An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). 

  • A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. 

  • The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children. 

  • A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks. 

verb
  • To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence. 

  • To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something. 

  • To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe. 

  • To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences. 

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