Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aspirational

/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
as-pi-ra-tional
IPA
/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being ambitious.

adj

Desiring success.

adj

Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.

noun

A person with aspirations.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English -al English aspirational From aspiration + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
  • British English: /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/

Inflected Forms

more aspirational (comparative) most aspirational (superlative) aspirationals (plural)

Derived Forms

aspirationalism aspirationally nonaspirational unaspirational

Phrases

aspirational recycling

Questions

How do you pronounce aspirational?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/.
What does aspirational mean?
Being ambitious.
Where does aspirational come from?
Etymology tree English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English -al English aspirational From aspiration + -al.

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