different between aspirational vs aspirant

English

Etymology

aspiration +? -al

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æsp???e???n?l/

Adjective

aspirational (comparative more aspirational, superlative most aspirational)

1. Being ambitious.
2. Desiring success.
3. (law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

aspirational (plural aspirationals)

1. A person with aspirations.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspirant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æsp???nt/

Noun

aspirant (plural aspirants)

1. Someone who aspires to high office, etc.

Translations

Adjective

aspirant (comparative more aspirant, superlative most aspirant)

1. Seeking advancement.
2. Striving for recognition.

Anagrams

• Partains, Sarpanit, partisan, spartina

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?s.pi??ant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?s.pi??an/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /as.pi??ant/

Adjective

aspirant (masculine and feminine plural aspirants)

1. aspiring

Noun

aspirant m or f (plural aspirants)

1. aspirant

Related terms

• aspirar

Further reading

• “aspirant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Noun

aspirant c (singular definite aspiranten, plural indefinite aspiranter)

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Declension

Further reading

• “aspirant” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.pi.???/

Noun

aspirant m (plural aspirants, feminine aspirante)

1. aspirant
2. (military) officer candidate, officer designate, midshipman

Descendants

• ? German: Aspirant

Adjective

aspirant (feminine singular aspirante, masculine plural aspirants, feminine plural aspirantes)

1. aspiring
2. sucking, extracting

Verb

aspirant

1. present participle of aspirer

Further reading

• “aspirant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• partisan

Latin

Verb

asp?rant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of asp?r?

Polish

Etymology

From French aspirant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as?p?i.rant/

Noun

aspirant m pers (feminine aspirantka)

1. aspirant, candidate

Declension

Further reading

• aspirant in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• aspirant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French aspirant.

Noun

aspirant m (plural aspiran?i)

1. aspirant

Declension