conation
[ koh-ney-shuhn ]
nounPsychology.
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
Origin of conation
11605–15; <Latin cōnātiōn- (stem of cōnātiō) an effort, equivalent to cōnāt(us) (past participle of cōnārī to try) + -iōn--ion
Words Nearby conation
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How to use conation in a sentence
In other words, whatever the history of this conation may be, it is now a unity or whole.
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British Dictionary definitions for conation
conation
/ (kəʊˈneɪʃən) /
noun
the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving
Origin of conation
1C19: from Latin cōnātiō an attempting, from cōnārī to try
Derived forms of conation
- conational, adjective
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