acturience

acturience
acturience
(ækˈtjʊərɪəns)
[f. L. act- ppl. stem of ag-ĕre to act v., on analogy of esurient ad. L. ēsurient-em pr. pple. of ēsurī-re to hunger, desiderative of ĕd-ere, ēs-um to eat.]
Desire to act.
a 1880 Webster cites J. Grote.

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  • Acturience — Ac*tu ri*ence, n. [A desid. of L. agere, actum, to act.] Tendency or impulse to act. [R.] [1913 Webster] Acturience, or desire of action, in one form or another, whether as restlessness, ennui, dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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