Conative
Pronunciation : Co"na*tive ( or )
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Conatus.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to conation. This division of mind into the three great classes of the cognitive faculties, the feelings, . . . and the exertive or conative powers, . . . was first promulgated by Kant. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913