ambitious vs knowing

ambitious

adj
  • Very desirous 

  • Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition 

  • Hard to achieve. 

  • Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. 

knowing

adj
  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

How often have the words ambitious and knowing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )