noun
Meaning 1
The state of being willing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- All it takes is a willingness to learn.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
willingness
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
cheerful compliance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he expressed his willingness to help
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unwillingness
Broader terms: disposition, temperament
Narrower terms: readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness, receptiveness, receptivity, openness, wholeheartedness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English willing Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English willingness From willing + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: պատրաստակամություն (patrastakamutʻyun) — state of being willing
- Bulgarian: охота (ohota) — state of being willing
- Chinese Mandarin: 願意 /愿意 (yuànyi) — state of being willing
- Czech: ochota — state of being willing
- Danish: villighed — state of being willing
- Finnish: halukkuus — state of being willing
- Galician: disposición — state of being willing
- German: Willigkeit — state of being willing
- German: Bereitschaft — state of being willing
- Irish: sástacht — state of being willing
- Italian: volontà — state of being willing
- Italian: disponibilità — state of being willing
- Macedonian: же́лба (žélba) — state of being willing
- Macedonian: во́лја (vólja) — state of being willing
- Macedonian: подго́твеност (podgótvenost) — state of being willing
- Macedonian: спре́мност (sprémnost) — state of being willing
- Manx: arryltys — state of being willing
- Manx: arryltid — state of being willing
- Manx: aggindys — state of being willing
- Norwegian Bokmål: villighet — state of being willing
- Polish: chęć — state of being willing
- Polish: ochota — state of being willing
- Portuguese: disposição — state of being willing
- Portuguese: boa vontade — state of being willing
- Romanian: voință — state of being willing
- Spanish: voluntariedad — state of being willing
- Spanish: alacridad — state of being willing
- Spanish: remango — state of being willing
- Spanish: buena disposición — state of being willing
- Spanish: buena gana — state of being willing
- Tagalog: pagkamayloob — state of being willing
- Turkish: gönüllülük — state of being willing
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