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will power

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will·pow·er or will pow·er  (wlpour)
n.
The strength of will to carry out one's decisions, wishes, or plans.
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Noun1.will powerwill power - the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
self-command, self-possession, willpower, self-will, self-control, possession
firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
nerves - control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"
presence of mind - self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency
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will power n → forza di volontà


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My experience of the Countess is that she is a woman of magnificent and effective will power.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
It was his conviction that this eclipse of reason and failure of will power attacked a man like a disease, developed gradually and reached its highest point just before the perpetration of the crime, continued with equal violence at the moment of the crime and for longer or shorter time after, according to the individual case, and then passed off like any other disease.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
Black, piercing, almost unendurable, they seem to contain in themselves a remarkable will power which there is no gainsaying.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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