nonambition

English

Etymology

non- +‎ ambition

Noun

nonambition (uncountable)

  1. Absence of ambition; the quality of being unambitious.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      Gary, cushioned by Caroline’s inheritance, was free to cultivate nonambition and to be, as a boss, the perfect strict and loving father that he could only halfway be at home.

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