conation
conation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. Of conation, in other words, of desire and will. J. S. Mill.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accord
- all
- and
- authority
- cause
- choice
- choose
- course
- desire
- determination
- determine
- discretion
- enjoin
- exercise
- fit
- force
- frame
- free
- freedom
- have
- inclination
- intention
- into
- law
- list
- mind
- one
- oneself
- option
- originality
- originate
- own
- pleasure
- predetermination
- resolution
- resolve
- see
- settle
- spontaneity
- take
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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