conative

English

Alternative forms

connative

Etymology

From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

conative (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a striving action.
Synonym: conational

Related terms

Translations

of a striving action

Catalan: conatiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 意动的 (yì dòng de)
Czech: konativní
Dutch: conatief (nl), trachtend (nl), proberend (nl)
German: konativ (de)
Italian: conativo
Polish: impresywny (pl)
Russian: конати́вный (konatívnyj)
Spanish: conativo
Swedish: konativ (sv)

Noun

conative (plural conatives)

(grammar) An utterance that implies striving.
The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.

See also

References

“conative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Caviteño, invocate

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ko.naˈti.ve/
Rhymes: -ive
Hyphenation: co‧na‧tì‧ve

Adjective

conative

feminine plural of conativo

Anagrams

invocate, nevicato, vociante

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