English Explanatory Dictionary

willingly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪlɪŋli/ en-us-willingly.ogg

Word forms

willingly more willingly most willingly

Etymology

From Middle English willyngly, wyllyngly (“intentionally, deliverately; freely, gladly”), from Old English willendlīċe (“diligently”), equivalent to willing + -ly.

Synonyms

gladly happily

Antonyms

unwillingly
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