Aspiration
[æspə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or ['æspə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a will to succeed.
(noun.) a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath.
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Definition
(n.) The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
(n.) The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.
(n.) The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Pronouncing with the rough breathing.[2]. Longing, yearning, hankering, craving, ardent wish or desire.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Longing, desire, aim, wish, craving, ambition, endeavor, hope, appetition,effort, eagerness
ANT:Apathy, indifference, aimlessness, lulness, inertia, callousness, carelessness,aversion, avoidance, rejection, repudiation
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Examples
- Farewell to the patriotic scene, to the love of liberty and well earned meed of virtuous aspiration! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I _do_ hope he will not think I have been decking myself out to draw attention, was my uneasy aspiration. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Hence I feel a reluctance to approach the subject, lest our aspiration, my dear friend, should turn out to be a dream only. Plato. The Republic.
- With doubts, because the aspiration had been so laid waste in her youth. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Sorel says, by their ability to express aspiration. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The men who took part in those great social movements summed up their aspiration in pictures of decisive battles resulting in the ultimate triumph of their cause. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Right Aspiration, Right Effort, and Right Livelihood distinguished his career. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- What real driving force is there in all this aspiration towards a new and wider order? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At most there is a vague aspiration. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His aspiration was for a free people, well sheltered, well fed, well clad, well instructed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Vain aspiration! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I heardpoured forth on the threshold, some fervid murmurings to Marie, Reine du Ciel, some deep aspiration that _his_ hope might yet be _mine_. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In England and America voting has become the symbol of an aspiration as yet half-conscious and undefined. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But, in our youthful ecstasy, I don't think that we really looked before us or behind us; or had any aspiration beyond the ignorant present. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But I am certain that the task of leadership is to organize aspiration in the service of the real interests of life. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety, and aspirations after dissipations to come. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The vote has become a convenient peg upon which to hang aspirations that are not at all sure of their own meaning. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I have several worthy aspirations, Betteredge; but what am I to do with them now? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Man cannot repose, and his restless aspirations will now bring forth good instead of evil. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Beliefs and aspirations cannot be physically extracted and inserted. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- He entrusted to her keeping the treasures of his soul, his aspirations after excellence, and his plans for the improvement of mankind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For the touch of grief will render My wild nature more serene, Give to life new aspirations, A new trust in the unseen. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Finally (44 B.C.) he was assassinated by a group of his own friends and supporters, to whom these divine aspirations had become intolerable. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And why had I these aspirations and these regrets? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- A man should be only partially before his time--to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- You know my aspirations, and you have been generous enough to approve my suit. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I resigned my aspirations in my profession--obscurity was the only hope left for me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But I recall those aspirations. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was ruin to Mrs Boffin's aspirations, but, having so spoken, they sat side by side, a hopelessly Unfashionable pair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Let not these aspirations be attributed to vanity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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