Definitions for unwillingness
un·will·ing·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwillingness, involuntarinessnoun

   the trait of being unwilling

   "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwillingnessnoun

   The property of being unwilling.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwillingnessnoun

   Loathness; disinclination.

   Obedience, with professed unwillingness to obey, is no better than manifest disobedience. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   What moved the man to yield to her persuasions? Even the same cause that hath moved all men since, an unwillingness to grieve her, and make her sad, lest she should pine, and be overcome with sorrow. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   I see with what unwillingness
   You lay upon me this command, and through your fears
   Discern your love, and therefore must obey you. John Denham.

   There is in most people a reluctance and unwillingness to be forgotten. We observe, even among the vulgar, how fond they are to have an inscription over their grave. Jonathan Swift.

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1. unwillingness

   Unwillingness is the state or characteristic of being reluctant or disinclined to do something; it reflects a lack of desire, enthusiasm, or consent to take an action or participate in an activity.

How to pronounce unwillingness?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say unwillingness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unwillingness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unwillingness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of unwillingness in a Sentence

1. John Catanzara:

   If we suspect the numbers are true and we get a large number of our members who stand firm on their beliefs that this is an overreach, and they're not going to supply the information in the portal or submit to testing, then it's safe to say the city of Chicago will have a police force at 50 % or less for this weekend coming up, that is not because of the FOP, that is 100 % because of the mayor's unwillingness to budge from her hard line. So whatever happens because of the manpower issue, that falls at the mayor's doorstep.

2. Blair Thomas:

   There was insufficient engagement with Santos on valuation, no meaningful attempt by Santos to discuss a realistic price which could supported by any reasonable set of technical and commercial assumptions, and an unwillingness by their Board to explore means of closing the gap between the offer and their expectations.

3. The Post Guild:

   We are concerned by The Post's unwillingness to be transparent about this issue, and alarmed by the implication that reporters will be penalized for talking about any topic not on their beat.

4. John Catanzara:

   If we suspect the numbers are true and we get a large number of our members who stand firm on their beliefs that this is an overreach, and they're not going to supply the information in the portal or submit to testing, then it's safe to say the city of Chicago will have a police force at 50 % or less for this weekend coming up, that is not because of the FOP, that is 100 % because of the mayor's unwillingness to budge from her hard line so whatever happens because of the manpower issue, that falls at the mayor's doorstep.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   The biggest enemy of future success is arrogance, indifference and the unwillingness to learn, unlearn, relearn, change and grow.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unwillingness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unwillingness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unwillingness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com