Conation
[koh-NAY-SHən]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, early 17th century
1.
The mental faculty of purpose, desire, or will to perform an action; volition.
Examples of Conation in a sentence
"Monica had the conation to complete the Boston Marathon."
"Henry was frustrated that he still had the conation to complete his big plans, but the foul weather was stopping him."
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