'Conation' definitions:
Definition of 'Conation'
From: GCIDE
- Conation \Co*na"tion\, n. [L. conatio.] (Philos.) The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. [1913 Webster]
- Of conation, in other words, of desire and will. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]