ambitny

Polish

Etymology

From ambit + -ny. First attested in 1780.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amˈbit.nɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -itnɨ
  • Syllabification: am‧bit‧ny

Adjective

ambitny (comparative ambitniejszy or bardziej ambitny, superlative najambitniejszy or najbardziej ambitny, derived adverb ambitnie)

  1. self-respecting (having a positive opinion of oneself)
  2. ambitious, aspirational (wanting to achieve much)
  3. ambitious (hard to achieve)
  4. ambitious (of a piece of art, having a lot of positive traits)
    Antonym: tandetny

Declension

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Collocations

References

  1. Adam Naruszewicz (1780) Historya Narodu Polskiego Od Początku Chrześcianstwa (in Polish), volume 2, page 246

Further reading

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