conatus
I
noun
attempt, choice, conation, conative will, desire, determination, direction, disposition, drift, endeavor, fancy, inclination, intention, leaning, mind, natural impulse, natural tendency, nisus, option, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, proneness, propensity, temperament, tendency, trend, trial, unprompted will, volition, voluntariness, voluntary activity, want, will, wish
II
index
effort, endeavor
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006