What does WILLFUL mean?

Definitions for WILLFUL
ˈwɪl fəlwill·ful

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. willful, wilfuladjective

    done by design

    "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"

  2. froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilfuladjective

    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

Wiktionary

  1. willfuladjective

    Done in a manner which was intended.

  2. willfuladjective

    Intentional.

  3. willfuladjective

    Stubborn.

ChatGPT

  1. willful

    Willful refers to an action or behavior that is intentional, deliberate or done voluntarily with full consciousness and knowledge. It often implies a strong determination or stubbornness, showing a firm intent or set purpose.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Willfuladjective

    of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder

  2. Willfuladjective

    governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse

  3. Etymology: [Will + full.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of WILLFUL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of WILLFUL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of WILLFUL in a Sentence

  1. Gabrielle Usatynski:

    It shows a total lack of regulation engaging the liability of social media providers and digital platforms to police exploitative content, it shows a willful ignorance of the very well-known dangers of the cyber-world for minors.

  2. New York:

    Fines of up to $250,000 can be assessed for each act of willful discrimination, and damages are available to complainants.

  3. Dudley Sharp:

    So often, it seems, that willful ignorance is, now, the default position for absolute certainty. Dudley Sharp, 2019

  4. Alexander Pope:

    The general cry is against ingratitude, but the complaint is misplaced, it should be against vanity; none but direct villains are capable of willful ingratitude; but almost everybody is capable of thinking he hath done more that another deserves, while the other thinks he hath received less than he deserves.

  5. Richard K. Morgan:

    Society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority through systems of political force dictated by an élite, enforced by thugs, uniformed or not, and upheld by a willful ignorance and stupidity on the part of the very majority whom the system oppresses.

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