Velleity - Grandiloquent Word of the Day

Velleity [vah-LEE-uh-tee]
(n.)
-A scheme, wish, or inclination which is not strong enough to lead one to take action.
-A fanciful dream or aspiration that is believed to be unattainable, so which is left unstrove for.

From medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle 'to wish’. Early 17th century.

Used in a sentence:
"It was a most intriguing notion, but alas, it remains to this day, nothing more than a mere velleity.”

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