nolens volens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Willing or unwilling; willy-nilly.

Word forms

nolens volens

Etymology

From Latin nōlēns (“unwilling”), from nōlō (“to be unwilling”) and volēns (“willing”), from volō (“to be willing, to want”).

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