How Do You Spell CONATIONS?

Pronunciation: [kənˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Conations is spelled with the letter "a" after the letter "o" because it is derived from the Latin word "conatus," which means effort or endeavor. In English, the "-ation" suffix is often added to verbs to form nouns, so "conate" (pronounced /ˈkəʊneɪt/) becomes "conation" (pronounced /koʊˈneɪʃən/) when the suffix is added. The word refers to someone's will, motivation or intention to do something, and is commonly used in psychology and philosophy.

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Common Misspellings for CONATIONS

  • vonations
  • cinations
  • cknations
  • clnations
  • cpnations
  • c0nations
  • c9nations
  • cobations
  • comations
  • cojations
  • cohations
  • conztions
  • constions
  • conwtions
  • conqtions
  • conarions
  • conafions
  • conayions
  • cona6ions
  • cona5ions

Etymology of CONATIONS

The word "conations" appears to be derived from the term "conation". The etymology of "conation" can be traced back to Latin. It originates from the Latin word "conatio", which means "effort" or "endeavor". The term was later adopted in English, referring to the mental faculty or power of striving, desiring, or willing. "Conations" is the plural form of "conation", and it is used to describe the combined actions, volitions, or motivations of an individual.