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acturience

acturience noun: impulsiveness.

Noun

acturience (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) impulsiveness
    • Acturience, or desire of action, in one form or another, whether as restlessness, ennui, dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something desirable.1876, John Grote, A Treatise on the Moral Ideals

Origin of acturience

From Latin agō, actum (“to act”).

Questions about acturience

What does acturience mean?
Acturience means impulsiveness.
What part of speech is acturience?
Acturience is a noun.

Words near acturience in the dictionary

  1. actuopalynology
  2. actuose
  3. actuosity
  4. actuous
  5. acture
  6. acturience
  7. actus
  8. actus rei
  9. actus reus
  10. actynolite
  11. actynolites

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