conative

English

Alternative forms

• connative

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

conative (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a striving action.

   Synonym: conational

Derived terms

• aconative
• conatively
• conativist
• nonconative

Related terms

• conation
• conativism

Translations

of a striving action

Catalan: conatiu Chinese: Mandarin: 意动的 (yì dòng de) Czech: konativní Dutch: conatief (nl), trachtend (nl), proberend (nl) German: konativ (de) Italian: conativo Polish: impresywny (pl) Russian: конати́вный (konatívnyj) Spanish: conativo Swedish: konativ (sv)

Noun

conative (plural conatives)

1. (grammar) An utterance that implies striving.

   The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.

See also

• cognitive
• affective
• motor

References

• “conative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Caviteño, invocate

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.naˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: co‧na‧tì‧ve

Adjective

conative

1. feminine plural of conativo

Anagrams

• invocate, nevicato, vociante