wilfulness
Insistence on choosing
Wilfulness is stubborn determination to do as one pleases, regardless of reason or others' wishes.
It suggests deliberate, self-willed persistence: Her wilfulness made compromise impossible.
In legal contexts, wilfulness indicates intentional wrongdoing rather than accident or negligence.
The spelling wilfulness is British; Americans write willfulness.
Refusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
contrariness · noncompliance · rebelliousness · resistance · intransigence · perversity · contumacy · uncooperativeness
Careful intention in action
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- premeditationAdvance planning of action
- purposivenessGoal-oriented quality
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
voluntariness · calculation · design · aforethought · knowingness · awareness · choice · agency
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- single-mindednessExclusive focus on purpose
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
persistence · purposefulness · doggedness · resoluteness · grit · firmness · determination · unwavering
stubbornness
Refusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
recalcitrance · contrariness · noncompliance · rebelliousness · resistance · intransigence · perversity · contumacy · uncooperativeness · mulishness
deliberateness
Careful intention in action
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- premeditationAdvance planning of action
- purposivenessGoal-oriented quality
consciousness · voluntariness · calculation · design · aforethought · knowingness · awareness · choice · agency · self-determination
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- single-mindednessExclusive focus on purpose
steadfastness · persistence · purposefulness · doggedness · resoluteness · grit · firmness · determination · unwavering · fixedness
wilfulnesscompliance
Adhering to requirements
obedience · tractability · submissiveness · docility · acquiescence
wilfulnesspassivity
State of non-resistance
spinelessness · weakness of will · irresolution · indecisiveness · apathy
wilfulnessflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
adaptability · open-mindedness · reasonableness · receptiveness · malleability
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