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VELLEITY
Definition of VELLEITY
noun
The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin velleitās, from Latin velle (“wish, will”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,794)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VELLEITY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VELLEITY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEILLTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VELLEI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VELLEITY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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