velleity vs wish

velleity and wish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
velleity	Yes	No	No	No
wish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wish is a hypernym of velleity; that is, wish is a word with a broader meaning than velleity:

Other hypernyms of velleity include want, wishing.

velleity (noun)	wish (noun)
volition in its weakest form	the particular preference that you have
a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain	an expression of some desire or inclination
	(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
	a specific feeling of desire

velleity (verb)	wish (verb)
	invoke upon
	order politely; express a wish for
	make or express a wish
	feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something