velleity
Meaning of velleity
- a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action.
the notion intrigued me, but remained a velleity
early 17th century: from medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle ‘to wish’.
Information about velleity
- It is a name.
- The plural form of velleity is: velleities.
- Languages in which velleity is used:
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Hyphenation of velleity
velle-ity
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- velleity is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of velleity
- Spanish: veleidad
Words that rhyme with velleity
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