Ambitious vs Prosperous - What's the difference?
ambitious | prosperous |
Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.
* 1891 , , "The Man with the Twisted Lip,"
Strongly desirous—followed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.
Hard to achieve.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838
, page=13 (Technology Quarterly), magazine=(The Economist)
, title= characterized by success
well off; affluent
favorable
As adjectives the difference between ambitious and prosperous
is that ambitious is possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction while prosperous is characterized by success.ambitious
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- As I grew richer I grew more ambitious , took a house in the country, and eventually married, without anyone having a suspicion as to my real occupation.
Ideas coming down the track, passage=A “moving platform” scheme
Usage notes
* Said of people, projects, plans, goals, etc.Derived terms
* ambitiously * ambitiousness * overambitiousReferences
* * * * * "ambitious" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002) * "
ambitious" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * "
ambitious" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary , (Oxford University Press, 2007)
prosperous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
- He was raised in a very prosperous household.
- He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.