willingness

will·ing  (wlng)

adj.

1. Disposed or inclined; prepared: I am willing to overlook your mistakes.

2. Acting or ready to act gladly; eagerly compliant: "The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" Matthew 26:41.

3. Done, given, accepted, or borne voluntarily or ungrudgingly. See Synonyms at voluntary.

4. Of or relating to exercise of the will; volitional.

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willing·ly adv.

willing·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help" disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" eagerness, readiness, zeal, forwardness - prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle" receptiveness, receptivity, openness - willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal" wholeheartedness - undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm involuntariness, unwillingness - 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"

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willingness

noun inclination, will, agreement, wish, favour, desire, enthusiasm, consent, goodwill, disposition, volition, agreeableness << OPPOSITE reluctance

Translations

willingness [ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] n → buena voluntad

willingness [ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] n → bonne volonté

willingness [ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] willing n (= readiness) → Bereitschaft f (= enthusiasm); Bereitwilligkeit f

willingness [ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] n → buona volontà