willy-nilly in Arabic
طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا ṭawʕan ʔaw karhan
UK/ˌwɪl.iːˈnɪl.iː//ˌwɪl.iˈnɪl.i/
willy-nilly in Arabic: طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا (ṭawʕan ʔaw karhan), شاءَ مَن شاءَ وَأَبَى مَن أَبَى (šāʔa man šāʔa waʔabā man ʔabā). In English, willy-nilly means whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.
Arabic words for willy-nilly
- whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected
- طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا ṭawʕan ʔaw karhan, شاءَ مَن شاءَ وَأَبَى مَن أَبَى šāʔa man šāʔa waʔabā man ʔabā
English meaning of willy-nilly
- adverb Whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.
- adverb Seemingly at random; haphazardly.
- adjective That happens whether willingly or unwillingly.
- adjective Seemingly random; haphazard; arbitrary.
willy-nilly in a sentence
- The novel Alice in Wonderland describes a place where things happen willy-nilly.
- Some writers chasing money churn out novels willy-nilly.
Synonyms of willy-nilly
willy-nilly in other languages
Questions about willy-nilly in Arabic
- What is the meaning of willy-nilly in Arabic?
- Willy-nilly in Arabic is طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا (ṭawʕan ʔaw karhan), شاءَ مَن شاءَ وَأَبَى مَن أَبَى (šāʔa man šāʔa waʔabā man ʔabā).
- ما معنى كلمة willy-nilly؟
- Willy-nilly: طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا (ṭawʕan ʔaw karhan), شاءَ مَن شاءَ وَأَبَى مَن أَبَى (šāʔa man šāʔa waʔabā man ʔabā).
- What does willy-nilly mean in English?
- Willy-nilly means whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.
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