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[ wil-poh-er ] / ˈwɪlˌpoʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR willpower ON THESAURUS.COM
nouncontrol of one's impulses and actions; self-control. Origin of willpowerFirst recorded in 1870–75; will2 + power Words nearby willpowerwillow tit, willowwacks, willow warbler, willowware, willowy, willpower, Wills, Willstätter, will to power, willy, willyard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for willpowerHe’s done research on everything from willpower and self-esteem to decision-making and free will to sexuality. Reasons to Be Cheerful (Ep. 417)|Stephen J. Dubner|May 7, 2020|Freakonomics Artists like Marina Abramović have endorsed her performance, applauding her “willpower to stick to something no matter what.” Is Columbia Failing Campus Rape Victims?|Lizzie Crocker|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Experts suggest that we need to think of self-control as a “muscle”; something we can train in order to increase our willpower. Willpower: Our Greatest Strength?||September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to cold, hard science, willpower is an unlimited resource. Willpower: Our Greatest Strength?||September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stress is the enemy of willpower, so say the latest findings of neuroscientists, psychologists, and life coaches in the field. Willpower: Our Greatest Strength?||September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like any other muscle, the more you exercise your willpower, the stronger it becomes. If You're Fat You've Only Got Yourself to Blame|Emma Woolf|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST His brother Laurence—wasted—all through women—atrophy of willpower! Five Tales|John Galsworthy But he, like his indomitable master, possessed a great fund of energy and willpower. The Woman in the Alcove|Anna Katharine Green The willpower is firm, and is combined with enterprise and perseverance. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6|Various And the next day he had to use all his willpower to avoid seeing the scarred thumb. The Prussian Officer|D. H. Lawrence Gervaise, lulled by the excessive heat, felt so limp that she couldn't even summon the willpower to change the subject.
British Dictionary definitions for willpower
nounthe ability to control oneself and determine one's actions firmness of will Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to willpowergrit, firmness, self-control, self-discipline, discipline, strength, force, drive, self-restraint, will, resolve, resolution, self-government, single-mindedness, fixity |