Velleity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Velleity \Vel*le"i*ty\, n. [F. vell['e]it['e] (cf. It.
     velleit[`a]), fr. L. velle to will, to be willing.]
     The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete
     volition. --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  velleity
       n 1: a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
       2: volition in its weakest form