Nonambition

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Absence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious. uncountable

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From non- + ambition.

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