willingness

Definition

Examples

Her willingness to learn new skills impressed the whole hiring committee.

Word Family

Synonyms

• readinessthe state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
• eagernessa positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
• inclinationan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Collocations

• Easy show willingness to learn
  to display, demonstrate, or exhibit regarding willingness to learn
• Medium express willingness to negotiate terms
  to express willingness to negotiate terms, meaning to give expression to
• Hard assess consumer willingness to pay higher tariffs
  to assess consumer willingness to pay higher tariffs, meaning to evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
• Very Hard cynical willingness to betray foundational principles
  describing cynical willingness to betray foundational principles (believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others)