wilfulness
noun[U]
UKdisapproving(USusuallywillfulness)uk/ˈwɪl.fəl.nəs/us/ˈwɪl.fəl.nəs/thequalityof beingwilful(=determinedto do as youwant):
She wasashamedof her past wilfulness.
Herlargebrowneyeswereintelligentandfullof wilfulness andenergy.
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wilful
- There is arecklessnessand a wilfulness in these men which is going todestroytheParty.
- He wasnotedfor his wilfulness anddetermination.
- Does his wilfulnessunderminehisrelationshipswithcoaches?
Strength of will and determination
- aggressiveness
- bitter
- bloody-mindedness
- character
- character-building
- dead
- determination
- double
- fight
- inflexibility
- intransigence
- inveteracy
- mettle
- militancy
- recalcitrance
- resolution
- resolve
- single-mindedness
- stamina
- staying power