nonambition

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noun

Absence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious.

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Meanings

nounnonambition (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious.

    Gary, cushioned by Caroline’s inheritance, was free to cultivate nonambition and to be, as a boss, the perfect strict and loving father that he could only halfway be at home.

    2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

Origin

From non- + ambition.

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Translations

Finnish kunnianhimottomuus
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German Ambitionslosigkeit
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Polish brak ambicji
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Cite this entry
APA

nonambition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonambition

MLA

“nonambition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonambition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonambition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonambition.

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