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willingness

Definition for willingness

noun as in readiness

Strongest matches

eagerness, enthusiasm

Strong matches

alacrity, compliance, consent, zeal

noun as in enthusiasm

Strongest matches

eagerness, readiness

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Acknowledge young Henry Kissinger’s physical courage, his enlistment as a young refugee in the American army, his willingness to risk his life in the battle to liberate Europe from Hitler.

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Unai with his 24/7 approach, his willingness to roll up his sleeves and get on with his task, wasn't just tweaking tactics, he was changing the way they thought about football.

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What’s missing is the willingness to admit that the current system is a tire fire wrapped in compliance theater.

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Newby’s willingness to engage in political sausage-making turned him into a favorite among some state lawmakers to become the court’s next chief justice.

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The experiment revealed a “social tax” on learning: Culture didn’t change the real payoff to education, but it changed students’ willingness to claim it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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