acturience

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noun

impulsiveness

OriginLatin agō →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounacturience (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableimpulsiveness

    Acturience, or desire of action, in one form or another, whether as restlessness, ennui, dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something desirable.

    1876, John Grote, A Treatise on the Moral Ideals

Origin

  1. Latinagō
  2. Englishacturience

From Latin agō, actum (“to act”).

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APA

acturience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acturience

MLA

“acturience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acturience. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acturience,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acturience.

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