Word: underambition
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
am
bi
tion
Definition: The quality of being underambitious. Having too little ambition.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: ambition
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ambitiō
Language: la
Decoded: ambitio
Meaning: ambition, a striving for favor, literally a going around, especially of candidates for office in Rome soliciting votes