ambitieux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ambitios, borrowed from Latin ambitiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bi.sjø/

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Adjective

ambitieux (feminine ambitieuse, masculine plural ambitieux, feminine plural ambitieuses)

1. ambitious

Related terms

• ambition

See also

• carriériste

Further reading

• “ambitieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012