conation

[ koh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.

conation

/ kəʊˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving

Derived Forms

• coˈnational, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conation¹

1605–15; < Latin cōnātiōn- (stem of cōnātiō ) an effort, equivalent to cōnāt ( us ) (past participle of cōnārī to try) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of conation¹

C19: from Latin cōnātiō an attempting, from cōnārī to try

Example Sentences

In other words, whatever the history of this conation may be, it is now a unity or whole.

From Project Gutenberg

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