Tuesday 12th July 2016
Vel·le·i·ty \ [vuh-lee-i-tee]
Noun, plural vel·le·i·ties.Noun, plurvel·le·i·ties.
1. volition in its weakest form.
2. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.
Quote
I wanted to believe Ed was free of contradictions, I wanted to believe in his massive
stolidity as in a state towards which I could slumber halfheartedly should the
velleity arise.
Michael Brodsky, Detour 2003
Origin
Velleity came to English from the New Latin velleitās, which ultimately finds its
roots in the Latin velle meaning "to wish." It entered English in the early 1600’s.
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