Saturday, April 25, 2026

V is for Velleity

 


April marks the 15th anniversary of my blog, so during the A-Z blogging challenge, I will be sharing previous posts from over 2,100 I have written.

Here is another repost from an A-Z Challenge in 2015. I could add a lot more to the list if I were writing this today. 😀

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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 you could use velleity in a sentence?

But wait, there's more.
Here's how you say velleity.
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Until next time...



8 comments:

  1. Velleity is new word to me too. In sentence - Unicorns have some velleity for humans so they reveal themselves only to those they find worthy. Does this make sense? Let's pretend it does.

    Have a lovely day.

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    1. Laundry, I do okay with. It's the vacuuming that I have velleity with.

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  3. With our warmer weather, I have a a velleity to shave my legs.

    There are sooooooooooo many ways I could use this word!

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    1. You made me laugh with your example. :) I have a lot of ways I could use this word, too.

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  4. That's a new word for me! I cling to the velleity that I will be fully organized one day!

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    1. Good luck with that. If you become fully organized, I don't think you'll have a use for the word anymore. :)

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