aspiration
noun/ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #9,513 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a strong hope or ambition to achieve something
Example sentence
Her greatest aspiration was to become a concert pianist one day.
Synonyms & related words
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