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