conative
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editFrom Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”).
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editconative (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a striving action.
- Synonym: conational
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editof a striving action
Noun
editconative (plural conatives)
- (grammar) An utterance that implies striving.
- The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.
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edit- “conative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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