willingness
- noun
- /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
- I truly appreciate your willingness to help.
- willingness to cooperate
- willingness to participate
- willingness and ability
And, you know, my willingness to sacrifice for the team.
- And, you know, my willingness to sacrifice for the team.
- What you had said was the willingness to walk backwards.
- Gave you the willingness to step outside of the box, right?
- I come from a willingness to understand and to be understood.
- And I was curious what led to your willingness to do that.
- We know how to do it, but the willingness isn't there.
- You bond with two things, time and a willingness to listen.
- And if you have, has that like hurt your willingness to trust?
Examples
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The world needs them, and their willingness to serve gives me hope.
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The team's willingness to collaborate led to a successful outcome.
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And you display the willingness to try when you take action.
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It's born out of a willingness to take that first step.
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The key to freedom is a willingness to walk away.
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Yes, but very few girls have your wonderful willingness to learn.
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However, we do appreciate your willingness to cooperate.
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Has this banking crisis now affected people's willingness to spend?
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We thank the families for their willingness to devote the time necessary to participate in these studies.
Academic text (2011) -
And by participating, you've shown your willingness to grow and learn with us.
Synonyms
Willing and prepared to do something
A strong, excited wish to do or have something
A strong wish to do something
Antonyms
How Willing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Willingness is built from the simple word will and the ending -ness; will means 'want' or 'intention' and -ness turns that into a 'state' or quality. So, willingness is the 'state' of wanting and being ready to do something.