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conative.

Of or pertaining to a striving action.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/UK/ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to a striving action.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/UK/ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/General-American
  1. An utterance that implies striving.

    The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.
Where this word comes from

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

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