velleity

Plural: velleities

Noun

• A slight wish or tendency, without effort or action.
• a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
• volition in its weakest form
• The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
• A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.

Examples

• He had a velleity to play a seven-letter word, but lacked the tiles.