aspirational

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English aspire

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English aspiration

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English aspirational

From aspiration + -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/

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• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˌæspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌɛspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/

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.

Derived terms

• aspirationalism
• aspirationally
• aspirational recycling
• nonaspirational
• unaspirational

Translations

being ambitious

• Polish: ambitny (pl)

desiring success

• Polish: ambitny (pl)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} aspirationnel (fr) m

Noun

aspirational (plural aspirationals)

1. A person with aspirations.