conative

English

Alternative forms

  • connative

Etymology

From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

conative (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a striving action.
    The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.

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Italian

Adjective

conative

  1. feminine plural of conativo

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