Friday, April 24, 2015

V is for Velleity

You know how they say if you are really going to learn a new word, you need to use it. Well, a couple of years ago, I learned, velleity, a new-to-me word that I thought was great. I could see using it on a daily basis. However, that never seemed to happen after the first week, and I forgot it until recently. So I'm going to take a stab at it again.
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Velleity 

Velleity---a noun that means to have a wish or desire to do something, but you are not interested in it enough to act on it.


--My desire to revamp the look of my blog was more of a velleity than a real plan.

--Velleity is what keeps me from cleaning up the pile on the bed in the guest room.

Can you think of a way that you could use velleity in a sentence?
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But wait, there's more.
Here's how you say velleity.






9 comments:

  1. That's an interesting word! My brain is dead right now but maybe i'll come up with a sentence later lol

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    1. I'm having a lot of those brain dead moments recently. It is a great word. So many situations that it applies to--in my life any way.

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  2. How do you pronounce "velleity"?

    Velleity is a convenient excuse for me to avoid deep cleaning my bedroom.

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    1. Did you try the link at the bottom of the post? It takes you to a place that actually says the word for you. Let me know if it doesn't work.

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  3. Interesting word, new to me too. Let's see. Velleity is an easy excuse to put off a needlework project that became a bit too much.

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    1. I usually do needlework projects in the winter when it's too cold to go outside. If I were you, that needlework project would be laying idle for another few months now that spring is here

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  4. I should have made great strides learning to yodel, but talent and velleity get in my way every time. Drats! I guess I can donate my lederhosen to Goodwill

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    1. Did you really seriously try to learn how to yodel? More than just playing around like I have? That sounds like a lot of fun.

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  5. My mother-in-law could yodel and the closest I came to learning was trying a couple of times with her.

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