amb-

Usage

• ambiguous

  If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in multiple ways.

• ambient

  Ambient sound, light, and temperature are those parts of the environment that surround you.

• ambit

  An ambit is the boundary that describes the limit of a given area.

• ambition

  Someone who has ambition really wants to be successful at something and will work very hard to do it.

• ambassador

  a diplomat of the highest rank

• ambassadress

  a woman ambassador

• ambiance

  a particular environment or surrounding influence

• ambience

  a particular environment or surrounding influence

• ambiguity

  an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

• ambitious

  having a strong desire for success or achievement

• ambitiously

  with ambition

• unambiguous

  having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning

• unambitious

  having little desire for success or achievement