aspiration
noun
[ aspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a hope or ambition of achieving something.
• "the needs and aspirations of the people"
Similar:
desire,
hope,
longing,
yearning,
hankering,
urge,
wish,
aim,
ambition,
expectation,
inclination,
objective,
goal,
target,
end,
object,
dream,
yen,
itch,
• the action or process of drawing breath.
• the action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath.
• "there is no aspiration if the syllable begins with s"
Origin:
late Middle English (in aspiration (sense 3)): from Latin aspiratio(n- ), from the verb aspirare (see aspire).
