Definitions For Conative

Adjective

(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a striving action. : The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.

Synonyms

conational

Related terms

conation

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 意动的, sc=Hani (yì dòng de) Czech: konativní Dutch: conatief, trachtend, proberend German: konativ Russian: конати́вный

See also

cognitive affective motor

Alternative forms

connative

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} conatio, , an act of attempting

Anagrams

Caviteño, invocate

Is Conative a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Conative is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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