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vel·le·i·ty
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ɪ
ti
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noun,
plural
vel·le·i·ties.
1.
volition in its weakest form.
2.
a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.
Origin:
1610–20;
<
Neo-Latin
velleitās,
equivalent to
Latin
velle
to be willing +
-itās
-ity
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velleity
(vɛˈliːɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
the weakest level of desire or volition
2.
a mere wish
[C17: from New Latin
velleitās,
from Latin
velle
to wish]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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"We know what boredom is: it is a dull
Impatience or a fierce velleity,
A champing wish, stalled by our lassitude,
To make or do. In the strict sense, of course,
We invent nothing, merely bearing witness
To what each morning brings again to light:"
-Richard Wilbur
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