conative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin conatio (“‘an act of attempting’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• conational

[edit] Related terms

• conation

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[edit] See also

• cognitive
• affective
• motor
• conation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:conation