Willingness

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Overview of noun willingness

      »   The noun willingness has 1 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• willingness -- (Cheerful1.) Cheerful -- (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be")
  
  2.) Cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat -- (pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic)
  
  cheerful compliance; "he Expressed1.) Express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")
  
  2.) Express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")
  
  expressed his willingness to help")

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Meaning 1 of Willingnesswillingness disposition, temperament

• Solitariness1.) Loneliness, solitariness -- (the state of being alone in solitary isolation)
  
  2.) Solitariness -- (the disposition to enjoy being alone)
  
  Solitariness - The state of being alone in solitary isolation

• Aloneness1.) Aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitude -- (a disposition toward being alone)
  
  Aloneness, Loneliness1.) Loneliness, solitariness -- (the state of being alone in solitary isolation)
  
  2.) Forlornness, loneliness, desolation -- (sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned)
  
  Loneliness, Lonesomeness1.) Aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitude -- (a disposition toward being alone)
  
  Lonesomeness, Solitude1.) Solitude, purdah -- (a state of social isolation)
  
  2.) Solitude -- (a solitary place)
  
  Solitude - A disposition toward being alone

• Animalism1.) Animalism -- (the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature)
  
  2.) Animalism, physicality -- (preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites)
  
  Animalism, Physicality1.) Animalism, physicality -- (preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites)
  
  Physicality - The doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

• Bloodiness1.) Bloodiness -- (the state of being Blood1.) Blood -- (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions")
  
  2.) Lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock -- (the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors")
  
  Blood - The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"y)
  
  2.) Bloodiness, bloodthirstiness -- (a disposition to shed blood)
  
  Bloodiness, Bloodthirstiness1.) Bloodiness, bloodthirstiness -- (a disposition to shed blood)
  
  Bloodthirstiness - The state of being bloody

• Heart1.) Heart, bosom -- (the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom")
  
  2.) Heart, pump, ticker -- (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly")
  
  Heart, Spirit1.) Spirit -- (the vital principle or animating force within living things)
  
  2.) Spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason")
  
  Spirit - The locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"

• Nervousness1.) Jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness -- (the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters)
  
  2.) Nervousness, nerves -- (an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves")
  
  Nervousness - The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

• Esprit de corps1.) Esprit de corps, morale, team spirit -- (the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed)
  
  Esprit de corps, Morale1.) Morale -- (a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose)
  
  2.) Esprit de corps, morale, team spirit -- (the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed)
  
  Morale, Team spirit1.) Esprit de corps, morale, team spirit -- (the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed)
  
  Team spirit - The spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

• Moodiness1.) Moodiness -- (a sullen gloomy feeling)
  
  2.) Moodiness -- (having temperamental and changeable moods)
  
  Moodiness - A sullen gloomy feeling

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• Perfectionism1.) Perfectionism -- (a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students")
  
  Perfectionism - A disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"

• Permissiveness1.) Permissiveness, tolerance -- (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
  
  Permissiveness, Tolerance1.) Tolerance -- (the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions)
  
  2.) Permissiveness, tolerance -- (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
  
  Tolerance - A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

• Unpermissiveness1.) Unpermissiveness, restrictiveness -- (a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits)
  
  Unpermissiveness, Restrictiveness1.) Restrictiveness -- (a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat'))
  
  2.) Unpermissiveness, restrictiveness -- (a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits)
  
  Restrictiveness - A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits

• Good nature1.) Good nature -- (a cheerful, obliging disposition)
  
  Good nature - A cheerful, obliging disposition

• Agreeableness1.) Agreeableness, amenity -- (pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age")
  
  2.) Agreeableness, agreeability -- (a temperamental disposition to be agreeable)
  
  Agreeableness, Agreeability1.) Agreeableness, agreeability -- (a temperamental disposition to be agreeable)
  
  Agreeability - Pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age"

• Ill nature1.) Ill nature -- (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)
  
  Ill nature - A disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition

• Disagreeableness1.) Disagreeableness -- (the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant)
  
  2.) Disagreeableness -- (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)
  
  Disagreeableness - The quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

• Willingness1.) Willingness -- (cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help")
  
  Willingness - Cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

• Unwillingness1.) Unwillingness, involuntariness -- (the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton")
  
  Unwillingness, Involuntariness1.) Unwillingness, involuntariness -- (the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton")
  
  Involuntariness - The trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

• Friendliness1.) Friendliness -- (a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company)
  
  2.) Friendliness -- (a friendly disposition)
  
  Friendliness - A feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company

• Unsociability1.) Unsociability, unsociableness -- (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)
  
  Unsociability, Unsociableness1.) Unsociability, unsociableness -- (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)
  
  Unsociableness - An unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship

• Unfriendliness1.) Unfriendliness -- (dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness)
  
  2.) Unfriendliness -- (an unfriendly disposition)
  
  Unfriendliness - Dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness

• Composure1.) Composure, calm, calmness, equanimity -- (steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity")
  
  Composure, Calm1.) Composure, calm, calmness, equanimity -- (steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity")
  
  1.) Calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear")
  
  Calm, Calmness1.) Composure, calm, calmness, equanimity -- (steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity")
  
  2.) Calmness -- (an absence of strong winds or rain)
  
  Calmness, Equanimity1.) Composure, calm, calmness, equanimity -- (steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity")
  
  Equanimity - Steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

• Discomposure1.) Discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment -- (anxious embarrassment)
  
  2.) Discomposure -- (a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure)
  
  Discomposure - Anxious embarrassment

• Optimism1.) Optimism -- (the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)
  
  2.) Optimism -- (a general disposition to expect the best in all things)
  
  Optimism - The optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

• Pessimism1.) Pessimism -- (the feeling that things will turn out badly)
  
  2.) Pessimism -- (a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things)
  
  Pessimism - The feeling that things will turn out badly

• Epicurism1.) Epicurism -- (the disposition and habits of an epicure)
  
  Epicurism - The disposition and habits of an epicure

• Gourmandism1.) Gourmandism -- (the disposition and habits of a gourmand)
  
  Gourmandism - The disposition and habits of a gourmand