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Wunschtraum — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • velleity noun The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.

Senses

Wunschtraum is used for these senses in English:

  • pipe dream (idiomatic, originally, US) A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility. [from late 19th c.]
  • velleity A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.

velleity — full definition

  1. noun The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
  2. noun A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.

Related German words