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单词 velleity
释义

velleity

[ vuh-lee-i-tee ]
/ vəˈli ɪ ti /
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noun, plural vel·le·i·ties.

volition in its weakest form.
a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.

Origin of velleity

1610–20; <New Latin velleitās, equivalent to Latin velle to be willing + -itās-ity

Words nearby velleity

velic, veliger, Velikiye Luki, velitation, velites, velleity, vellicate, Vellore, vellum, vellus, Velma
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British Dictionary definitions for velleity

velleity
/ (vɛˈliːɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties rare

the weakest level of desire or volition
a mere wish

Word Origin for velleity

C17: from New Latin velleitās, from Latin velle to wish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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