vel·le·i·ty 
(vĕ-lēĭ-tē, və-)
(vĕ-lēĭ-tē, və-)n. pl. vel·le·i·ties
1. Weak desire or volition.
2. A slight or weak wish or inclination: "He felt cast out ... divorced from the caprices and the velleities of childhood" (Anita Brookner).
[New Latin velleitās, from Latin velle, to wish; see wel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]