Usually means: Weak wishes with no effort.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word velleities:

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  1. velleities: Merriam-Webster
  2. velleities: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. velleities: Collins English Dictionary
  4. velleities: Vocabulary.com
  5. velleities: Wiktionary
  6. velleities: Dictionary.com
  7. velleities: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. velleities: Legal dictionary

(Note: See velleity as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (velleity)

noun:  The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
noun:  A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.
▸ Also see velleity


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