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

  • IPA(key): /no.lonˈta/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: no‧lon‧tà

Noun edit

nolontà f (invariable) (philosophy)

  1. aversion to evil
  2. resistance against an impulse
  3. suppression of desire

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Further reading edit

  • nolontà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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