English Online Dictionary. What means willing? What does willing mean?
English
Etymology
- (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan
- (noun): Old English willung, from willian
By surface analysis, will + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: will‧ing
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ
Adjective
willing (comparative more willing, superlative most willing)
- Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
Synonyms
- agreeable, agreeing, consenting, voluntary; See also Thesaurus:acquiescent
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
willing (plural willings)
- (rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.
Verb
willing
- present participle and gerund of will
Further reading
- “willing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “willing”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.