Associations to the word «Velleity»

Noun

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Wiktionary

VELLEITY, noun. The lowest degree of desire or volition, with no effort to act.
VELLEITY, noun. A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.

Dictionary definition

VELLEITY, noun. A mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain.
VELLEITY, noun. Volition in its weakest form.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King