VELLEITY

n.[L. velle, to will. ] A term by which the schools express the lowest degree of desire.

VELLEITY

Vel *le "i *ty, n. Etym: [F. velléité (cf. It. velleità ), fr. L. velle to will, to be willing. ]

velleity

vel le i ty |vəˈlēətē, ve- vəˈliədi | ▶noun ( pl. velleities ) formal a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action: the notion intrigued me, but remained a velleity. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle ‘to wish. ’

velleity

velleity |vɛˈliːɪti | ▶noun ( pl. velleities ) formal a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action: the notion intrigued me, but remained a velleity. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle ‘to wish ’.