Definitions for willingness
will·ing·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. willingnessnoun

   cheerful compliance

   "he expressed his willingness to help"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. willingnessnoun

   The state of being willing

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

1. Willingnessnoun

   Consent; freedom from reluctance; ready compliance.

   Etymology: from willing.

   We praise the things we hear with much more willingness, than those we see; because we envy the present, and reverence the past; thinking ourselves instructed by the one, and overlaid by the other. Ben Jonson.

   It is not doing good after that same wonderful manner, that Christ’s example obligeth us unto, but to a like willingness and readiness to do good as far as our power reacheth. Edmund Calamy.

   Force never yet a generous mind did gain;
   We yield on parley; but are storm’d in vain;
   Constraint, in all things, makes the pleasure less,
   Sweet is the love which comes with willingness. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. willingness

   Volition or will is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action. It is defined as purposive striving and is one of the primary human psychological functions. Others include affect (feeling or emotion), motivation (goals and expectations), and cognition (thinking). Volitional processes can be applied consciously or they can be automatized as habits over time. Most modern conceptions of volition address it as a process of conscious action control which becomes automatized (e.g. see Heckhausen and Kuhl; Gollwitzer; Boekaerts and Corno).

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1. willingness

   Willingness refers to the state of being prepared or ready to do something voluntarily without being forced or compelled. It implies an eagerness or openness to undertake a certain task or action. It is an attribute that relies on personal choice, motivation, and interest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 5 votes

1. Willingnessnoun

   the quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. willingness

   Not opposed to; in mind

   We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 9, 2019  

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1. • Temperament

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'willingness' in Nouns Frequency: #2718

How to pronounce willingness?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of willingness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of willingness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of willingness in a Sentence

1. The Pentagon:

   The United States is grateful to the Government of Montenegro for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the United States coordinated with the Government of Montenegro to ensure this transfer took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.

2. Marco Rubio:

   It’s not just some rule you pass that everybody has to oblige by. It’s the willingness to shoot down the aircraft of the Russian Federation, which is basically the beginning of World War III.

3. Tom Malinowski:

   I take the President of the United States seriously. He has made no secret of his disdain for the NATO alliance and his willingness to consider leaving it ... Congress is now the only check we have.

4. The Pentagon:

   The United States is grateful to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the United States coordinated with the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure this transfer took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.

5. Roger Noll:

   The Chargers don’t have as much money, and they’re not participating in this grander development, so their willingness to pay for the stadium cost in Inglewood is much less than the Rams.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=willingness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Willingness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=willingness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willingness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/willingness