| Pronunciation: | | ve'leeitee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] volition in its weakest form
- [n] a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
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VELLEITY is a 8 letter word that starts with V. |
| | See Also: | | volition, want, will, wish, wishing |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vel*le"i*ty\, n. [F. vell['e]it['e] (cf. It.
velleit[`a]), fr. L. velle to will, to be willing.]
The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete
volition. --Locke.
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