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- [self wild]
- /sɛlf wɪld/
- /self wɪl/
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- [self wild]
- /sɛlf wɪld/
Definitions of self-willed word
- noun self-willed stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc. 1
- adjective self-willed determined 1
- adjective self-willed Someone who is self-willed is determined to do the things that they want to do and will not take advice from other people. 0
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Origin of self-willed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English: one's own will, stubbornness; Old English: one's own will; see self, will2
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Parts of speech for Self-willed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-willed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for self-willed
adj self-willed
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- bull-headed — blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
- cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- deaf — Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
adjective self-willed
- murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- opinionative — of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.
- wayward — turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
Antonyms for self-willed
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