Definition of willingness Willingness

/wɪˈlɪŋnʌs/ - [wilingnus] - will•ing•ness

We found 5 definitions of willingness from 5 different sources.

What does willingness mean?

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Noun Plural: willingnesses
willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"
		involuntariness, unwillingness 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"
		temperament, disposition an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
		eagerness, forwardness, zeal, readiness a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
		receptiveness, receptivity, openness willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal"

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Wiktionary

willingness (Noun)
The state of being willing.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

willingness (n.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

willingness
Voluntary agreement or permission.

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willingness, noun, singular of willingnesses.

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