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willpower

/ˈwɪlˌpaʊə(ɹ)//ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/

willpower noun: the unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.

Noun

willpower (countable and uncountable, plural willpowers)

  1. The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
    • "A remarkable woman, gentlemen," said he, "a very noteworthy woman. I had prided myself that my willpower was the most powerful in the country--I had never met any to match it--but I do not mind admitting that, for firmness and tenacity, this lady is my equal. ...1900, Grant Allen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Hilda Wade

willpower meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

willpower in Hindi

strength of will
आत्मबल ātmabal, इच्छाशक्ति icchāśakti

willpower in Tamil

மனத்திண்மை

willpower in Urdu

عزم

willpower in Kannada

ಮನಶ್ಶಕ್ತಿ, ಸಂಯಮ, ಮನೋನಿಶ್ಚಯ
More languagesFewer languages
willpower in Persian
عزم راسخ 'azm-e râsex

Forms of willpower

pluralwillpowers
alternative formwill power
alternative formwill-power

Origin of willpower

From will + power.

Questions about willpower

What does willpower mean?
Willpower means the unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
What is willpower in Hindi?
Willpower in Hindi is आत्मबल (ātmabal), इच्छाशक्ति (icchāśakti). See Willpower meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is willpower?
Willpower is a noun.
How do you pronounce willpower?
Willpower is pronounced /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of willpower?
The plural of willpower is willpowers.

Words near willpower in the dictionary

  1. willowweed
  2. willowwort
  3. willowworts
  4. willowy
  5. Willox
  6. willpower
  7. willpowers
  8. wills
  9. wills on
  10. wills the good of another
  11. Willsey

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Adapted from Wiktionary: willpower (page history and authors); willpower (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); willpower (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); willpower (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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