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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin velleitātem, from velle (“to will”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛ.le.i.te/ ~ /ve.le.i.te/
Noun
velléité f (plural velléités)
- velleity (weak desire to do something)
- (figurative) hint (weak form of something)
- une velléité de sourire ― a hint of a smile
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