(Péjoratif)
1. Intention.
2. Hésitation.
ETYM French velléité (cf. Italian velleitŕ), from Latin velle to will, to be willing.
1. A mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain.
2. Volition in its weakest form.
Lowest degree of volition; slight wish; state of desiring faintly; slight wish.