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vel⋅le⋅i⋅ty

  [vuh-lee-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. volition in its weakest form.
2. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.
Origin:
1610–20; < NL velleitās, equiv. to L velle to be willing + -itās -ity
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vel·le·i·ty   (vě-lē'ĭ-tē, və-)   
n.   pl. vel·le·i·ties

  1. Volition at its lowest level.

  2. A mere wish or inclination.


[New Latin velleitās, from Latin velle, to wish; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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