təs noun, plural co·na·tus.
1.
an effort or striving.
2.
a force or tendency simulating a human effort.
3.
(in the philosophy of Spinoza) the force in every animate creature toward the preservation of its existence.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin: exertion, equivalent to cōnā(rī) to attempt + -tus suffix of v. action
1655–65; < Latin: exertion, equivalent to cōnā(rī) to attempt + -tus suffix of v. action
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| —n , pl -tus | |
| 1. | an effort or striving of natural impulse |
| 2. | (esp in the philosophy of Spinoza) the tendency of all things to persist in their own being |
| [C17: from Latin: effort, from cōnārī to try] | |
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