Greed vs. Ambition

Greednoun

A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

Greednoun

An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

Greednoun

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

Greednoun

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Greednoun

intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food

Greed

Greed (or avarice) is an uncontrolled longing for increase in the acquisition or use of material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions); or social value, such as status, or power. Greed has been identified as undesirable throughout known human history because it creates behavior-conflict between personal and social goals.

Ambitionnoun

Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

Ambitionnoun

(countable) An object of an ardent desire.

Ambitionnoun

A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.

Ambitionnoun

(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.

Ambitionnoun

(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

Ambitionverb

To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

Ambitionnoun

The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

Ambitionnoun

An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.

Ambitionverb

To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

Ambitionnoun

a cherished desire;

Ambitionnoun

a strong drive for success

Ambitionverb

have as one's ambition