CONATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

conative (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a striving action.

Synonyms

• conational

Anagrams

• Caviteño, invocate

Source: Wiktionary


Co"na*tive ( or ), a. Etym: [See Conatus.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to conation. This division of mind into the three great classes of the cognitive faculties, the feelings, . . . and the exertive or conative powers, . . . was first promulgated by Kant. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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