willing
willing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.With wearied wings and willing feet. Milton. [Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs. Bryant.
- 2.Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired. [They] are held, with his melodious harmony, In willing chains and sweet captivity. Milton.
- 3.Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.] No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. Dryden.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accede
- accept
- acceptance
- accessible
- accession
- accord
- achievable
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiesce
- acquiescence
- adjustment
- admit
- agnition
- agnize
- agree
- agreement
- all
- allow
- and
- anything
- approval
- are
- assent
- attainable
- autocratic
- barely
- bear
- bid
- but
- casual
- chance
- choice
- close
- come
- compatibility
- compatible
- compliance
- comply
- concede
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is willing.
- What is with wearied wings and willing feet. Milton. [Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs. Bryant called?
- What is received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired. [They] are held, with his melodious harmony, In willing chains and sweet captivity. Milton called?
- What is spontaneous; self-moved. [R.] No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. Dryden called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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