conative

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   psychology and philosophy: relating to desire, volition, striving, or action directed toward a goal

   The theory distinguishes conative attitudes, such as wanting and intending, from beliefs about what is true.

From Latin conatus ("effort, attempt"), the past participle of conari ("to try, endeavor"), + -ive. Psychology commonly contrasts the conative domain of striving and willing with cognition and affect.

Topics