different between conation vs conative

English

Etymology

From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”)

Noun

conation (countable and uncountable, plural conations)

1. (philosophy) The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical.
   • 1987, Marshall J. Farr, 'Cognition, Affect, and Motivation: Issues, Directions and Perspectives Toward Unity', in Conative and Affective Process Analysis, p. 347:

     [The] 'purposive conscious striving' aspect of conation is very likely a concept we need to treat separately if we are to study human motivation successfully […]

Related terms

• conative

References

• conation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• intonaco

English

Alternative forms

• connative

Etymology

From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??n.?.t?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ko?n.?.t?v/

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.

Synonyms

• conational

Related terms

• conation

Translations

See also

• cognitive
• affective
• motor

References

• conative at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Caviteño, invocate

Italian

Adjective

conative

1. feminine plural of conativo

Anagrams

• invocate, nevicato, vociante