nisus
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
Origin of nisus
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How to use nisus in a sentence
Even before them the nisus towards it, which has been noticed in the chapter before the last, is observable enough.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyBut mythology comes in and attributes them all to a nisus for self-preservation.
Human Nature and Conduct | John DeweyThe same thing happened to nisus, king of Megara, which town was besieged by Minos.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)nisus gets away first, and shoots out far in front of the throng, fleeter than the winds or the winged thunderbolt.
The Aeneid of Virgil | Virgilnisus betrayed to Minos by his daughter Scylla; changed to a falcon, and Scylla to a lark.
British Dictionary definitions for nisus
/ (ˈnaɪsəs) /
an impulse towards or striving after a goal
Origin of nisus
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