velleity

Noun

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Noun (2)

  1. a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtainType of wish, wishing
  2. volition in its weakest formType of volition, will
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Vel·le′i·ty noun

Origin: F. velléité (cf. It. velleità), fr. L. velle to will, to be willing.

The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition. John Locke

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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