aspirational

English

Etymology

From aspiration +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
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Adjective

aspirational (comparative more aspirational, superlative most aspirational)

  1. Being ambitious.
    • 2022 July 18, Evan Osnos, “The Haves and the Have-Yachts”, in The New Yorker‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 July 2022:
      In the nineteen-fifties, the height of aspirational style was fine French furniture—F.F.F., as it became known in certain precincts of Fifth Avenue and Palm Beach.
  2. Desiring success.
  3. (law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.

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Noun

aspirational (plural aspirationals)

  1. A person with aspirations.
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