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conatus

[ koh-ney-tuhs ]

noun

, plural co·na·tus.
  1. an effort or striving.
  2. a force or tendency simulating a human effort.
  3. (in the philosophy of Spinoza) the force in every animate creature toward the preservation of its existence.


conatus

/ kəʊˈneɪtəs /

noun

  1. an effort or striving of natural impulse
  2. (esp in the philosophy of Spinoza) the tendency of all things to persist in their own being
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of conatus1

1655–65; < Latin: exertion, equivalent to cōnā ( ) to attempt + -tus suffix of v. action
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conatus1

C17: from Latin: effort, from cōnārī to try
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Example Sentences

Hc sunt propemodum ipsa illius verba, qu conatus sum memori mandare, ut possem ad te de rerum omnium statu certius perscribere.

In heaven, with conjugial partners, there is spring in its perpetual conatus, 355.

Tarquinius deinde bello aperto regnum reciperare conatus est.

He adds: "s magnum tempus, quo id dispungere conatus est, parvum."

Libera me de manu adversariorum meorum: confunde ingenia et conatus eorum contra me.

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