"aspirational" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ [US] Audio: Aspirational US.ogg Forms: more aspirational [comparative], most aspirational [superlative]
Etymology: aspiration + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aspiration|al}} aspiration + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} aspirational (comparative more aspirational, superlative most aspirational)
  1. Being ambitious. Translations (being ambitious): ambitny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-aspirational-en-adj-gszcKurj Disambiguation of 'being ambitious': 98 0 2
  2. Desiring success. Translations (desiring success): ambitny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-aspirational-en-adj-zdR5hwGx Disambiguation of 'desiring success': 0 97 3
  3. (law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-aspirational-en-adj-GolSZfSv Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aspirationalism, aspirationally, aspirational recycling, nonaspirational, unaspirational

Noun

IPA: /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ [US] Audio: Aspirational US.ogg Forms: aspirationals [plural]
Etymology: aspiration + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aspiration|al}} aspiration + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} aspirational (plural aspirationals)
  1. A person with aspirations.
    Sense id: en-aspirational-en-noun-gDGFBpbT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 8 15 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 0 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 14 10 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 15 18 55

Inflected forms

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