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conatives

conatives is the plural of conative.

Meaning of conative

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.

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Questions about conatives

What is conatives the plural of?
Conatives is the plural of conative.

Words near conatives in the dictionary

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

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