Synonyms for willingness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wil-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪl ɪŋ


Définition of willingness

Origin :
  • Old English willendliche; see will (v.).
  • noun readiness
  • noun enthusiasm
Example sentences :
  • He did not doubt her ability or her willingness to kill the man.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • He expressed his willingness to find me employment in the mill.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • They readily expressed their willingness to carry out the promise.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • There is as much faith in the willingness to work for an unseen future in this world as in another.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • That which externally seemed will and immovableness was willingness and self-annihilation.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The qualifications for (s)election were willingness, obedience, fidelity, endurance.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley
  • That willingness made every one of the old-timers a host in himself.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • They are now enjoying the benefits of their willingness to learn.
  • Extract from : « Higher Education and Business Standards » by Willard Eugene Hotchkiss
  • He made as if I had deafened him with protestations of my smartness and willingness.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • But I cannot deny that there was something comforting in his willingness.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad

Antonyms for willingness

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