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What does velleity mean?

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Noun
  1. The lowest degree of desire or volition, with no effort to act.
  2. A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.
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I revel in it each time I see it — having misremembered it, of course, since the last time, helpless to retain the nuance of the color and the velleity of the painter's touch.
To improve awareness of the other indicates a mere velleity to direct attention.
The difficulty of getting here prevented people from coming on a velleity.
The debate in the House of Lords would convert the impartial listener from any velleity towards single-chamber government.

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