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English Dictionary: velleity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
velleity
n
  1. a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
  2. volition in its weakest form
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Velleity \Vel*le"i*ty\, n. [F. vell[82]it[82] (cf. It.
      velleit[85]), fr. L. velle to will, to be willing.]
      The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete
      volition. --Locke.
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