unwillingness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English unwilling Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unwillingness From unwilling + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being unwilling.
In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence.
2005, Helena Austin, Bronwyn Dwyer, Peter Freebody, Schooling the Child: The Making of Students in Classrooms:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unwillingnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
ga drogall (property of being unwilling) · de Unwilligkeit (property of being unwilling) · cs neochota (property of being unwilling) · kmr bêdilî (property of being unwilling) · ru нежела́ние (property of being unwilling) · da uvilje (property of being unwilling) · it riluttanza (property of being unwilling) · tr gönülsüzlük (property of being unwilling) · sv ovilja (property of being unwilling) · es mala gana (property of being unwilling) · bg неохо́та (property of being unwilling) · ga leisce (property of being unwilling) · gv neuaigney (property of being unwilling) · ru неохо́та (property of being unwilling) · la nōluntās (property of being unwilling) · nl onwil (property of being unwilling) · eo malemo (property of being unwilling) · gv neuarryltys (property of being unwilling) · gv neuwooiys (property of being unwilling)