velleity
[ vuh-lee-i-tee ]
/ vəˈli ɪ ti /
noun, plural vel·le·i·ties.
volition in its weakest form.
a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.
Origin of velleity
Words nearby velleity
velic,
veliger,
velikiye luki,
velitation,
velites,
velleity,
vellicate,
vellore,
vellum,
vellus,
velma
Example sentences from the Web for velleities
And our being results not from velleities but from the real will.
The Reform of Education |Giovanni GentileAnd yet these velleities may be expressed in prayer, though they have not the full nature of a prayer.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4) |Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for velleities
velleity
/ (vɛˈliːɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties rare
the weakest level of desire or volition
a mere wish
Word Origin for velleity
C17: from New Latin
velleitās, from Latin
velle to wish