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Etymology

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From willing +‎ -ness.

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
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willingness (usually uncountable, plural willingnesses)

  1. The state of being willing
    All it takes is a willingness to learn.
    • 1951 February, Michael Robbins, “Sir Walter Scott and Two Early Railway Schemes”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
      " [] and as Mr. H., with his long purse and his willingness to receive hints, is no bad card in the game, he has been brought up to Abbotsford for a week; his taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going. [] "

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