kunnianhimoista

Kunnianhimoista is a Finnish adjective form meaning "ambitious." It is the partitive singular inflection of the adjective kunnianhimoinen, whose base concept is kunnianhimo, meaning ambition. The word combines kunnia (honor) and himo (desire) and expresses a drive to attain high aims, prestige, or recognition.

In usage, kunnianhimoista describes actions, plans, projects, or people with strong aspirations. It is typically applied to nouns in the partitive case, for example: kunnianhimoista työtä (ambitious work), kunnianhimoista suunnittelua (ambitious planning). The term is usually neutral to positive, but can carry a critical nuance if the ambition is seen as excessive or unrealistic.

Grammatical notes: the base adjective is kunnianhimoinen. Comparative and superlative forms are kunnianhimoisempi and kunnianhimoisin, respectively. The form kunnianhimoista specifically represents the partitive singular, used when the modified noun is in partitive, such as kunnianhimoista tutkimusta or kunnianhimoisia tavoitteita in different cases.

See also: kunnianhimo, kunnianhimoinen.