Motivation vs. Ambition
Difference Between Motivation and Ambition
Motivationnoun
Willingness of action especially in behavior.
Ambitionnoun
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition.Motivationnoun
The action of motivating.
Ambitionnoun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
My ambition is to own a helicopter.Motivationnoun
Something which motivates.
Ambitionnoun
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
Motivationnoun
An incentive or reason for doing something.
Ambitionnoun
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
Motivationnoun
(advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.
The motivation scores showed that 65% of people wanted to visit our website to learn more about the offer after watching the commercial.Ambitionnoun
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
Motivationnoun
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;
we did not understand his motivationhe acted with the best of motivesAmbitionverb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. — Trumbull.Motivationnoun
the condition of being motivated;
his motivation was at a high levelAmbitionnoun
a cherished desire;
his ambition is to own his own businessMotivationnoun
the act of motivating; providing incentive
Ambitionnoun
a strong drive for success
Ambitionverb
have as one's ambition
