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- [wil-fuh l]
- /ˈwɪl fəl/
- /ˈwɪl.fəl/
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- [wil-fuh l]
- /ˈwɪl fəl/
Definitions of willfulness word
- adjective willfulness deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder. 1
- adjective willfulness unreasonably stubborn or headstrong; self-willed. 1
- noun willfulness The quality of being willful; obstinacy. 1
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Origin of willfulness
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English; Old English wilful willing. See will2, -ful
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Parts of speech for Willfulness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
willfulness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% 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.
willfulness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for willfulness
noun willfulness
- premeditation — an act or instance of premeditating.
- consciousness — Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
- deliberateness — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- purposive — having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design.
Antonyms for willfulness
noun willfulness
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
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