willingly
/ˈwɪlɪŋli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.
Example Sentences
- "Now this is a process of the mind or thought, of which I would willingly know the foundation."
- "In the first place, although many people wanted nationalisation and it became the will of Parliament, there were many other people who did not want it, have never willingly accepted it, and never will."
Etymology
From Middle English willyngly, wyllyngly (“intentionally, deliverately; freely, gladly”), from Old English willendlīċe (“diligently”), equivalent to willing + -ly.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: willyngly, willendlīċe
Inflected Forms
more willingly (comparative)
most willingly (superlative)