willingness
//ˈwɪlɪŋnəs//
Forms
- Plural
- willingnesses
Definitions
1.The state of being willing
- All it takes is a willingness to learn.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4779
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
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English willing
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