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Aspiration

/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

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📖 Definitions of "Aspiration"

noun

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The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
"Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game."

🔄 Synonyms of "Aspiration"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ambitionnoun	(uncountable, countable) 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.
dreamnoun	(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
rough breathingnoun	(orthography) A diacritic (῾ (h)/◌̔) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἁ, ῥ.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Aspiration"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ambitionnoun	(uncountable, countable) 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.
dreamnoun	(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
rough breathingnoun	(orthography) A diacritic (῾ (h)/◌̔) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἁ, ῥ.
desirenoun	(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
yearnnoun	A strong desire or longing; a yearning, a yen.
drivenoun	Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
longingnoun	An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
yearningnoun	A wistful or melancholy longing.
concernnoun	That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
wishnoun	A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
hopenoun	(countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
eagernessnoun	The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
tendencynoun	A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
willingnessnoun	The state of being willing
endeavournoun	British standard spelling of endeavor.
effortnoun	The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
idealnoun	A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
goalnoun	A result that one is attempting to achieve.
attemptnoun	The action of trying at something.
nostalgianoun	(transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.