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willingness

willingness

194 2.8
Readiness to do something without complaining
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
translation icon : disposición
  • 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.

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Examples

  • The world needs them, and their willingness to serve gives me hope.

  • The team's willingness to collaborate led to a successful outcome.

  • And you display the willingness to try when you take action.

  • It's born out of a willingness to take that first step.

  • The key to freedom is a willingness to walk away.

  • Yes, but very few girls have your wonderful willingness to learn.

  • However, we do appreciate your willingness to cooperate.

  • Has this banking crisis now affected people's willingness to spend?

  • 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

readiness
vswillingness
65 2.7

Willing and prepared to do something

is the broader quality of agreeing to act without reluctance
eagerness
vswillingness
23 2.5

A strong, excited wish to do or have something

is a general disposition to act without strong enthusiasm
keenness
vswillingness
1 3.6

A strong wish to do something

is the basic disposition to act without marked interest

Antonyms

68 3.6

A feeling of not wanting to do something or showing little interest

34 3.9

A feeling of not wanting to do something

How Willing

enthusiasm
288 2.2
eagerness
23 2.5
willingness
194 2.8
readiness
65 2.7
inclination
61 4.2

Surface Forms

willingness singular
willingnesses plural

Morphology

willingness = willing (transparent) = willing + ness

Clear nominalization of the adjective 'willing' by the productive suffix '-ness' to mean 'the state or quality of being willing'.

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.