ambition vs wanting

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. 

wanting

noun
  • The state of wanting something; desire. 

adj
  • Deficient. 

  • That wants or desires. 

  • Absent or lacking. 

prep
  • Without, except, but. 

  • Less, short of, minus. 

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