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conative

UK/ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/US/ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/

conative adjective: of or pertaining to a striving action.

Adjective

conative (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a striving action.
    Synonyms:
    conational

Noun

conative (plural conatives)

  1. An utterance that implies striving.
    • The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.

Synonyms of conative

Forms of conative

Adjective
alternative formconnative
Noun
pluralconatives

Origin of conative

From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”).

Words formed from conative

Questions about conative

What does conative mean?
Conative means of or pertaining to a striving action.
What part of speech is conative?
Conative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce conative?
Conative is pronounced /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/ (UK).

Words near conative in the dictionary

  1. conarticular
  2. conatal
  3. conation
  4. conational
  5. conations
  6. conative
  7. conatively
  8. conatives
  9. conativism
  10. conativist
  11. conativists

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