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willing

adj
/ˈwɪlɪŋ/

Etymology

* (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan * (noun): Old English willung, from willian By surface analysis, will + -ing.

  1. inherited from willung
  2. inherited from willende

Definitions

  1. Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort

    Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.

    • If my boyfriend isn't willing to change his drinking habits, I will split up with him.
    • "Of course, the ventilation is awful. We pump the air down, but two-hour shifts are the most the men can do - and they are willing lads too."

  2. The execution of a will.

  3. present participle and gerund of will

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at willing. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01willing02requires03require04indispensable05release06available07readily08unwillingness09unwilling

A definitional loop anchored at willing. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at willing

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA