English
Etymology
From mediæval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle �wish�, �will�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/v�'li:ɪti/
Noun
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- The lowest degree of desire or volition, with no effort to act.
#:*1973: This connoisseuse of �splendid weaknesses�, run not by any lust or even velleity but by vacuum: by the absence of human hope. � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity�s Rainbow
- A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.
#:*1919: The debate in the House of Lords would convert the impartial listener from any velleity towards single-chamber government. � The Times, 24 Oct 1919, p.12 col. A
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