"conatus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəʊˈneɪ.təs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊˈneɪ.təs/ [General-American], /kəʊˈneɪtuːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /koʊˈneɪ.tus/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conatus.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conatus2.wav Forms: conatuses [plural], conatus [plural]
enPR: kōnāʹtəs [General-American], kōnāʹto͞os [General-American] Etymology: From Latin cōnātus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tus}}, {{bor|en|la|cōnātus}} Latin cōnātus Head templates: {{en-noun|conatuses|conatus}} conatus (plural conatuses or conatus)
  1. An effort, an endeavour, a striving.
    Sense id: en-conatus-en-noun-MGBHu6Lt
  2. A force or impulse; a nisus.
    Sense id: en-conatus-en-noun-7cFlw~~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: conation, conative

Inflected forms

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