conation C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /koʊˈneɪʃən/ UK /kəʊˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #1164809 Meanings 1 noun the mental faculty or process of willing, striving, or directing effort toward an action The psychologist used conation for the impulse that directs a person toward a goal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the mental faculty or... volitionstrivingwill ↔ Opposites inertiapassivity Word family Derived forms conativeconational Related forms cognitionmotivationdesire Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin conatio ("an attempt, undertaking"), from conari ("to try"). Psychology adopted it for the aspect of mind concerned with willing and striving. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # conation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /koʊˈneɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /kəʊˈneɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 1164809 ## Meanings 1. the mental faculty or process of willing, striving, or directing effort toward an action ## Examples - The psychologist used conation for the impulse that directs a person toward a goal. ## Synonyms - volition - striving - will ## Antonyms - inertia - passivity ## Derived Forms - conative - conational ## Related Forms - cognition - motivation - desire ## Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin conatio ("an attempt, undertaking"), from conari ("to try"). Psychology adopted it for the aspect of mind concerned with willing and striving. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown