Meaning of आकांक्षा in English

The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.
The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.
The act of viewing; a look.
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
of Asperity
Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.
Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.
Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.
Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.
Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.
To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
Alt. of Aspirated
Pertaining to, or like, an asp.
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.

English usage of आकांक्षा