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- pronunciation:
- wI
lIng
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
inclined or disposed; not objecting or resisting; ready.
The company wanted to buy the property for a new hotel, but the owners were not willing to sell.I'll tell her everything if she's finally willing to listen.He was perfectly willing to help, but he just wasn't able to.- synonyms:
- disposed, prepared, ready
- antonyms:
- disinclined, indisposed, loath, unwilling
- similar words:
- agreeable, desirous, forward, game, glad, inclined, receptive, well-disposed
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| definition 2: |
ready to perform or join in gladly; cheerfully consenting.
The children are always willing helpers when their mother is baking cookies.- synonyms:
- accommodating, agreeable, amenable, cheerful, compliant, obliging
- antonyms:
- grudging, reluctant, unenthusiastic
- similar words:
- consenting, cooperative, eager, favorable, forward, obedient
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| definition 3: |
performed, offered, or given in a compliant manner.
He is young, but his willing participation in the crime cannot be overlooked.Hers was a willing sacrifice.- synonyms:
- freewill, voluntary
- similar words:
- volitive
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| related words: |
amenable, amiable, docile, dutiful, good-humored, obliging, spontaneous, tractable, voluntary |
adverb + (adj.)willing
less, perfectly
(adj.)willing
+ adverb
openly
(adj.)willing
+ noun
accomplice, concession, disbelief, executioner, hardship, pony, premium, risk, sacrifice, seller, suspension, trade-off
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| derivations: |
willingly (adv.), willingness (n.) |
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