nolontà
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin nōluntātem (“unwillingness”), derived from nōlō (“to be unwilling, to not want”) on the example of vōluntās (“will; desire”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nolontà f (invariable) (philosophy)
- aversion to evil
- resistance against an impulse
- suppression of desire
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- nolontà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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