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The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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volition in its weakest form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: volition, will
a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: wish, wishing, want
From Medieval Latin velleitās, from Latin velle (“wish, will”).
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
թույլ ցանկություն
(tʻuyl cʻankutʻyun)
— lowest degree of desire
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Catalan:
vel·leïtat
— lowest degree of desire
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Chinese Mandarin:
意志薄弱
(yìzhì bóruò)
— lowest degree of desire
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Finnish:
haave
— lowest degree of desire
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French:
velléité
— lowest degree of desire
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German:
Anwandlung
— lowest degree of desire
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German:
Laune
— lowest degree of desire
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German:
Velleität
— lowest degree of desire
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Italian:
velleità
— lowest degree of desire
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Portuguese:
veleidade
— lowest degree of desire
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Portuguese:
capricho
— lowest degree of desire
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Russian:
слабое жела́ние
(slaboje želánije)
— lowest degree of desire
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Russian:
пассивное жела́ние
(passivnoje želánije)
— lowest degree of desire
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Russian:
пассивное стремле́ние
(passivnoje stremlénije)
— lowest degree of desire
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Spanish:
antojo
— lowest degree of desire
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Spanish:
capricho
— lowest degree of desire
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Spanish:
veleidad
— lowest degree of desire
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Armenian:
մաղթանք
(maġtʻankʻ)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Armenian:
մտադրություն
(mtadrutʻyun)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Bulgarian:
смътно желание
(smǎtno želanie)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Catalan:
vel·leïtat
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Chinese Mandarin:
微弱的慾望 /微弱的欲望
(wēiruò de yùwàng)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Finnish:
haave
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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French:
velléité
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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German:
Sehnsucht
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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German:
Wunschtraum
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Italian:
velleità
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Portuguese:
veleidade
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Russian:
пожела́ние
(poželánije)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Russian:
благое наме́рение
(blagoje namérenije)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Russian:
по́мысел
(pómysel)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Russian:
мечта́
(mečtá)
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
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Spanish:
veleidad
— slight wish with no effort to obtain
