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nonambition

nonambition noun: absence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious.

Noun

nonambition (uncountable)

  1. Absence 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 of nonambition

From non- + ambition.

Questions about nonambition

What does nonambition mean?
Nonambition means absence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious.
What part of speech is nonambition?
Nonambition is a noun.

Words near nonambition in the dictionary

  1. nonamanganese
  2. nonambient
  3. nonambiguity
  4. nonambiguous
  5. nonambiguously
  6. nonambition
  7. nonambitious
  8. nonambivalent
  9. nonambulance
  10. nonambulant
  11. nonambulatory

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