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VELLEITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Volition in its weakest form
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("velleity" is a kind of...):
volition; will (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("velleity" is a kind of...):
want; wish; wishing (a specific feeling of desire)
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