velleità

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin velleitātem, from Latin velle (“wish, will”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vel.le.iˈta/^*
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: vel‧le‧i‧tà

Noun

velleità f (invariable)

1. fancy, velleity
2. vain ambition, fanciful ambition

Derived terms

• velleitario