velleities

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• velleities — vel·le·i·ty || ve lɪːətɪ n. mere wish (without attempt to realize it) …   English contemporary dictionary

• velleity — /veuh lee i tee/, n., pl. velleities. 1. volition in its weakest form. 2. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it. [1610 20; < NL velleitas, equiv. to L velle to be willing + itas ITY] * * * …   Universalium

• velleity — [vɛ li:ɪti] noun (plural velleities) formal a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action. Origin C17: from med. L. velleitas, from L. velle to wish …   English new terms dictionary

• velleity — /vəˈliəti/ (say vuh leeuhtee) noun (plural velleities) Rare 1. volition in its weakest form. 2. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it. {Medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle wish} …  

• velleity — [və lē′ə tē] n. pl. velleities [ML velleitas < L velle, to wish: see WILL2] 1. the weakest kind of desire or volition 2. a mere wish that does not lead to the slightest action …   English World dictionary