willingness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English willing Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 willingness From willing + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being willing
Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday.
2025 February 1, Kevin Liptak, “With stiff tariffs he promised now in place, Trump opens a new trade war”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025:All it takes is a willingness to learn.
"[…]and as Mr. H., with his long purse and his willingness to receive hints, is no bad card in the game, he has been brought up to Abbotsford for a week; his taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going. […]"
1951 February, Michael Robbins, “Sir Walter Scott and Two Early Railway Schemes”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| willingnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (32)
cmn 願意 /愿意 (state of being willing) · es buena gana (state of being willing) · gv arryltid (state of being willing) · ro voință (state of being willing) · it disponibilità (state of being willing) · it volontà (state of being willing) · ga sástacht (state of being willing) · tr gönüllülük (state of being willing) · es alacridad (state of being willing) · mk спре́мност (state of being willing) · pt boa vontade (state of being willing) · cs ochota (state of being willing) · es remango (state of being willing) · pl ochota (state of being willing) · es voluntariedad (state of being willing) · es buena disposición (state of being willing) · fi halukkuus (state of being willing) · nb villighet (state of being willing) · de Willigkeit (state of being willing) · mk же́лба (state of being willing) · gv aggindys (state of being willing) · pl chęć (state of being willing) · mk во́лја (state of being willing) · gl disposición (state of being willing) · bg охота (state of being willing) · gv arryltys (state of being willing) · hy պատրաստակամություն (state of being willing) · tl pagkamayloob (state of being willing) · pt disposição (state of being willing) · da villighed (state of being willing) · mk подго́твеност (state of being willing) · de Bereitschaft (state of being willing)