aspirant, aspiring, wishful
(adjective) desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
desirous, wishful
(adjective) having or expressing desire for something; “desirous of high office”; “desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wishful (comparative more wishful, superlative most wishful)
(obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
Expressing a wish or longing for something.
Aspiring, or seeking advancement.
Source: Wiktionary
Wish"ful, a. Etym: [Cf. Wistful.]
1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.
2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak.
3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [R.] Chapman.
– Wish"ful*ly, adv.
– Wish"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
