Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strong-willed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: strong-willed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a vigorous, independent will.

Example Sentences

"The railway faces a line-up of strong-willed metro mayors with four-year terms and a new big-majority government covering the same period."

Inflected Forms

more strong-willed (comparative) most strong-willed (superlative) strongwilled (alternative)

Synonyms

strong-minded

Questions

What does strong-willed mean?: Having a vigorous, independent will.

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