aspirational

[ as-puh-rey-shuh-nl ]

adjective

1. relating to or characterized by aspiration or a strong desire for something:

   their aspirational goals for the New Year.

2. aimed at or appealing to people who want to attain a higher social position or standard of living:

   a magazine featuring aspirational products for the home.

3. Medicine/Medical. relating to the act of removing a fluid from a body cavity or of inhaling a fluid into the lungs.
4. Phonetics. relating to articulation involving an audible puff of breath.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aspirational¹

aspiration + -al ¹

Example Sentences

“Garcelle straddles the perfect intersection between being accessible and aspirational,” says Lifetime movie executive Karen Kaufman Wilson, who has appeared on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” when cameras document Beauvais’ Hollywood ventures.

From Los Angeles Times

He expects his base voters to see these two like they see him, as an aspirational figure.

From Salon

Describing himself as “young, aspirational and delusional”, Stephens said he would discourage anyone from reaching the same heights without a support system in place.

From BBC

What Beyoncé is doing, Palmer says, is performance art — “emoting something that is meant to be an aspirational exploration of feminism, gender-nonconformity but still softness, being assertive, having her peace in chaos with ‘Lemonade.’”

From Los Angeles Times

Originally a critic of the former president, Moreno has since glued himself to Trump and the GOP's policies and campaigned, in part, on being a political newcomer with an aspirational immigration story.

From Salon