Aspiration
n.hopeful, capablewarm
What it means
A strong hope or ambition directed toward a meaningful future achievement.
Reach for it when naming a valued direction before the outcome is secured
Her aspiration is to design homes that use less energy.
Choose between these
7- everyday
the desired outcome is specific and actionable
not when A goal is more concrete and time-bound than many aspirations.
- everyday
positive desire is honest despite uncertainty
not when Hope can be passive, while aspiration usually points effort in a direction.
- warm
the hope is personally vivid and emotionally important
not when A dream may remain fanciful without commitment or a workable path.
- professional
aim
the intended result guides present action
not when Aim can be modest and immediate, lacking aspiration's emotional importance.
- professional
determination to achieve and advance is prominent
not when Ambition can center status or competition rather than a meaningful ideal.
- formal
a guiding standard matters more than personal advancement
not when An ideal may be impossible to attain and is not always an individual ambition.
- literary
calling
the goal feels like a deep vocational purpose
not when Calling adds destiny or duty that an ordinary aspiration does not claim.
Said against
3- apathy
- aimlessness
- resignation
It naturally appears in
4- career aspiration
Her career aspiration is to lead an accessible public library.
- lifelong aspiration
Publishing the field guide fulfilled a lifelong aspiration.
- high aspiration
A high aspiration becomes useful when paired with a next step.
- aspiration to serve
His aspiration to serve shaped the courses he chose.