aspirational

/ˌæspəˈreɪʃənəl/

Aspirational things are ambitious, like a goal you're aiming for. Your dreams of being a famous movie star are certainly aspirational, although maybe a little unrealistic.

The adjective aspirational can simply describe your objectives or goals in life: in other words, the things you aspire to do. However, the word often implies a desire to achieve social status. If you think of aspirational social media accounts, which give snapshots of impossibly glamorous or wealthy lifestyles, you get the idea. The Latin root of aspirational is aspirare, which means both "to reach for" and "to breathe."

Definitions of aspirational

1. adjective

   having a strong desire for success or achievement
   synonyms: ambitious

   pushful, pushy

   marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

   aspirant, aspiring, wishful

   desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

   compulsive, determined, driven

   strongly motivated to succeed

   manque, would-be

   unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

   overambitious

   excessively ambitious

   enterprising

   marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
2. adjective

   (of a product or advertisement) appealing due to the suggestion of wealth, success, and high status