"ambitionless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more ambitionless [comparative], most ambitionless [superlative]
Etymology: ambition + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ambition|less}} ambition + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} ambitionless (comparative more ambitionless, superlative most ambitionless)
  1. Without ambition or motivation Derived forms: ambitionlessly, ambitionlessness Translations (without ambition): desambicioso (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ambitionless-en-adj-NMnqnq8a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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