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Meaning of "unambitious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNAMBITIOUS

unambitious  [ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNAMBITIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unambitious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNAMBITIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unambitious in the English dictionary

The definition of unambitious in the dictionary is lacking in ambition.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNAMBITIOUS


ambitious
æmˈbɪʃəs
audacious
ɔːˈdeɪʃəs
auspicious
ɔːˈspɪʃəs
bootylicious
ˌbuːtɪˈlɪʃəs
curvaceous
kɜːˈveɪʃəs
delicious
dɪˈlɪʃəs
fictitious
fɪkˈtɪʃəs
gracious
ˈɡreɪʃəs
malicious
məˈlɪʃəs
Mauritius
məˈrɪʃəs
nutritious
njuːˈtrɪʃəs
ostentatious
ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs
overambitious
ˌəʊvəræmˈbɪʃəs
spacious
ˈspeɪʃəs
superambitious
ˌsuːpəræmˈbɪʃəs
superstitious
ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs
suspicious
səˈspɪʃəs
tenacious
tɪˈneɪʃəs
vicious
ˈvɪʃəs
voracious
vɒˈreɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNAMBITIOUS

unamassed
unamazed
unambiguous
unambiguously
unambitiously
unambivalent
unambivalently
unamenable
unamendable
unamended
unamerced
unamiability
unamiable
unamiableness
unamortised
unamortized
unamplified
Unamuno
unamusable
unamused

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNAMBITIOUS

adventitious
captious
cautious
conscientious
contentious
expeditious
facetious
factitious
flirtatious
infectious
licentious
pretentious
previous
rambunctious
repetitious
scrumptious
surreptitious
tendentious
tortious
unpretentious
vexatious

Synonyms and antonyms of unambitious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unambitious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNAMBITIOUS

Find out the translation of unambitious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unambitious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unambitious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胸无大志
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco ambicioso
570 millions of speakers

English

unambitious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unambitious
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طموح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неамбициозны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem ambição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চাভিলাষশূন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ambitieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak semestinya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anspruchslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

向上心のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unambitious
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unambitious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unambitious
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unambitious
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unambitious
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambizioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mało ambitne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неамбіційність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

modest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλόδοξο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerzuchtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oambitiösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unambitious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unambitious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNAMBITIOUS»

The term «unambitious» is regularly used and occupies the 86.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNAMBITIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unambitious

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QUOTES WITH «UNAMBITIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unambitious.
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Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
I'm an unambitious politician.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNAMBITIOUS»

Discover the use of unambitious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unambitious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Patterns of Life History: The Ecology of Human Individuality
... Ill Enterprising intellectuals PCEI (2-4) I4 Good 'Ole Boys PCEI (6-8) Il Unambitious Townsmen PCEi (6-8) IlO Areligious Careerists CEI I10 Fraternity Members PCEI (2-4) I8 Unconventional Intellectuals PCEI (6-8) Ill Enterprising intellectuals ...
Michael D. Mumford, Garnett S. Stokes, William A. Owens, 2013
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On Work, Race, and the Sociological Imagination
with nostalgia of the unambitious first generation of Poles, French Canadians, or peasant workers of other ethnic groups; people who were content with their jobs, willing to work hard without hope of advancement. Of course, such people often ...
Everett C. Hughes, Lewis A. Coser, 1994
3
American eloquence : a collection of speeches and addresses
As the inducement to the adoption of this principle, gentlemen have reminded us of the fate of a foreign country, of the violent passions which agitate popular assemblies, of the age, experience, the unassuming talents and unambitious virtue ...
Frank Moore, 1858
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American Eloquence: a Collection of Speeches and Addresses: ...
As the inducement to the adoption of this principle, gentlemen have reminded us of the fate of a foreign country, of the violent passions which agitate popular assemblies, of the age, experience, the unassuming talents and unambitious virtue ...
‎1857
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Desert
Yet, on the other hand, even the labors of the unambitious clearly do create some desert. For one thing, all workers, including unambitious ones, deserve reasonable wages for their labors. For another, we feel that, having worked when able, ...
George Sher, 1989
6
The Treasury of Sherlock Holmes
As to the adjectives, I said, if I remember right, amiable, unambitious, and absent- minded. It is my experience that it is only an amiable man in this world who receives testimonials, only an unambitious one who abandons a London career for ...
Arthur Conan Doyle, 2007
7
Public Diplomacy: Third Report of Session 2005-06; Report, ...
That is pretty unambitious, is it not? Lord Kinnock of Bedwellty: It depends where you start from. Q37 Mr Illsley: For 2006 you have set diversity targets in senior management, for ethnic minority staff and disabled staff. Are you likely to meet ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, 2006
8
Who Am I?: 16 Basic Desires that Motivate Our Actions Define ...
"Not getting it" can occur between ambitious and unambitious people, who experience the basic desire of power at very different intensities. Misunderstanding occurs because ambitious and unambitious people view themselves differently ...
Steven Reiss, 2002
9
Group Images: Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Stereotyping
Of these six traits, the one with the highest frequency of allegation (four) was " unambitious, lazy." Let us then use this alleged trait as an example for the paradigm. The Stereotype: Blacks are unambitious, lazy. a. Yes, there appears to be some ...
Frederick Samuels, 1973
10
The New Presidential Elite: Men and Women in National Politics
The ambitious were neither more nor less strongly attached to party than the unambitious, though they were somewhat more likely to give very high priority to policy. Like other delegates whose policy interests were the main incentives to ...
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNAMBITIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unambitious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Career coach: how do I help my unambitious employee advance …
This week's career coach looks at how a boss can help an unambitious employee realise their potential. I have a girl on my team who I know could be amazing ... «MuMbrella, Jul 15»
2
India's proposal to amend Montreal protocol is unambitious: CSE
NEW DELHI: Terming India's proposal to amend the Montreal protocol as "unambitious", the Delhi-based green body CSE released a proposal that allows ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Soundscapes review – feeble, wrong-headed, and unambitious
'Imagine the most obvious soundtrack anyone could possibly come up with': detail from Coastal Scene, c 1892, by Théo van Rysselberghe. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Lakmé review – finely sung but unambitious
Instead, Holland Park's new production is unambitiously content to take Lakmé on its own 19th-century orientalist terms. Many will find it a relief that the opera is ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Soundscapes, National Gallery, review: 'painfully unambitious'
Visual art that uses sound as a medium has been around at least since the early 20th century. You'd think the curators here had only just learned of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
The European Digital Agenda: Unambitious And Too Narrow
The first industrial revolution was based on the transition from manual production methods to machines and the use of steam power (from 1800), the second ... «Social Europe, Jul 15»
7
'Buddy Goes West' Is an Unambitious Bud Spencer Comedy With an …
Buddy Goes West is definitely one of these unambitious comedies, but it is an easy and fun viewing, and sometimes that's exactly what you what. «PopMatters, Jun 15»
8
Unambitious but improved: What the state budget is, isn't
Maine lawmakers have sent a two-year budget bill to Gov. Paul LePage's desk, doing their part to keep state government operating. It was a budget deal that ... «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
9
'Unambitious' EU outcomes put Addis prospects in jeopardy
The European Union's Foreign Affairs Council met Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium, to adopt a formal position setting out the bloc's position ahead of July's third ... «Devex, May 15»
10
Minister 'unambitious and disrespectful' over HS2
Patrick McLoughlin has been accused of being 'unambitious and disrespectful' over calls to bring HS2 to Scotland. Picture: Contributed ... «Scotsman, May 15»

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