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    vel·le·i·ty
    [vəˈlēədē, veˈlēədē]
    noun
    formal
    velleity (noun) · velleities (plural noun)
    1. a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action:
      "the notion intrigued me, but remained a velleity"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle ‘to wish’.
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    noun
    1. a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action:
      tendency
      propensity
      proclivity
      leaning
      predisposition
      disposition
      predilection
      weakness
      proneness
      desire
      wish
      readiness
      impulse
      bent
      list
      humor
      Opposite:
      aversion
      disinclination
     
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    What is a velleity in a dream?
    A mild impulse to do something, unaccompanied by any real motivation to follow through, can be called a velleity. If you dream of going on safari in Africa, but you never even look into how much it costs, that dream was just a velleity. Your dream of speaking fluent Spanish is a velleity if you never get around to opening your textbook. "Velleity."

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    What does velleity mean?
    Velleity is the lowest degree of volition, a slight wish or tendency. The 16th-century French philosopher Montaigne, in his essay On the Force of Imagination begins with the epigraph he cites from a schoolboy textbook, Fortis imaginatio generat casum, or "A strong imagination begets the event itself."

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    What does velleity rare mean?
    Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3 meanings: → See velleity rare 1. the weakest level of desire or volition 2. a mere wish.... Click for more definitions.

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    What does'velleity' mean?
    While both of those words might imply a wish to do something (specifically, to offer one's help) and the will to act upon it, the less common "velleity" refers to a wish or inclination that is so insignificant that a person feels little or no compulsion to act.

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    What is the plural of velleities?
    plural velleities. volition in its weakest form. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it. First recorded in 1630–40; from Medieval Latin velleitās, equivalent to Latin velle “to be willing, want” + -itās -ity

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    What is an example of velleity?
    (Emphasis in original.) An example he cites is that "an ordinarily desirable object can only properly be called 'interesting' or 'tempting' to that agent at that time, if he manifests some velleity...." He distinguishes between the two types of velleity - " to do something and one not to do something...."

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