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The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.
Mary Landrieu

Meaning of "unwillingness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNWILLINGNESS

unwillingness  [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNWILLINGNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unwillingness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNWILLINGNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unwillingness in the English dictionary

The definition of unwillingness in the dictionary is the condition of being unfavourably inclined or reluctant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNWILLINGNESS


awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
business
ˈbɪznɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Denis
ˈdɛnɪs
Dennis
ˈdɛnɪs
effectiveness
ɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
graspingness
ˈɡrɑːspɪŋnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
misbecomingness
ˌmɪsbɪˈkʌmɪŋnɪs
nothingness
ˈnʌθɪŋnɪs
penis
ˈpiːnɪs
sufficingness
səˈfaɪsɪŋnɪs
tennis
ˈtɛnɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
tiredness
ˈtaɪədnɪs
unerringness
ʌnˈɜːrɪŋnɪs
willingness
ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs
wrongness
ˈrɒŋnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNWILLINGNESS

unwieldly
unwieldy
unwifelike
unwifely
unwigged
unwilful
unwill
unwilled
unwilling
unwillingly
unwind
unwindable
unwinder
unwinged
unwinking
unwinkingly
unwinnable
unwinnowed
unwiped
unwire

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNWILLINGNESS

beingness
belongingness
bigness
boringness
cunningness
fittingness
flowingness
in the wilderness
interestingness
knowingness
lovingness
overweeningness
pressingness
smugness
snugness
strikingness
teemingness
temptingness
trigness
trustingness
unfeelingness

Synonyms and antonyms of unwillingness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNWILLINGNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unwillingness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unwillingness

Translation of «unwillingness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNWILLINGNESS

Find out the translation of unwillingness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unwillingness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unwillingness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不愿意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falta de voluntad
570 millions of speakers

English

unwillingness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनिच्छा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم رغبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нежелание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falta de vontade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিচ্ছা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réticence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tidak rela
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unwilligkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不本意
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내키지 않음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unwillingness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không muốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பமின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिच्छा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isteksizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riluttanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niechęć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небажання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

refuzul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απροθυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwilligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ovilja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uvilje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unwillingness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNWILLINGNESS»

The term «unwillingness» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNWILLINGNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unwillingness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unwillingness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unwillingness

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9 QUOTES WITH «UNWILLINGNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unwillingness.
1
Eric Alterman
This trend of reporting process over substance is unfortunate, if omnipresent. Even worse is the media's inability - or unwillingness - to fact-check Republicans who are angry about the Democrats trying to debate and vote on Iraq policy.
2
Tom Clancy
In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line.
3
Roxane Gay
Internet outrage can seem mindless, but it rarely is. To make that assumption is dismissive. There's something beneath the outrage - an unwillingness to be silent in the face of ignorance, hatred or injustice. Outrage may not always be productive, but it is far better than silence.
4
Scott Glenn
I'm sure one reason I became an actor is my basic unwillingness to live one life.
5
Jeremy Grantham
I find the parallels between how some investors refuse to recognise the trends and our reaction to some of our environmental challenges very powerful. There is an unwillingness to process unpleasant data.
6
Mary Landrieu
The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.
7
Denise Mina
Even if people do wrong, we're social animals, so what can we do about stopping them doing the same things in future? Saying people are 'bad' or 'evil' is just an unwillingness to engage; an unwillingness to try to empathise. That sanctimonious attitude doesn't help anyone.
8
Roy L. Smith
The greatest difficulty with the world is not its ability to produce, but the unwillingness to share.
9
Tim Wise
To believe that the United States is post-racial requires an almost incomprehensible inability or unwillingness to stare truth in the face.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNWILLINGNESS»

Discover the use of unwillingness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unwillingness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Relationship Between the International Criminal Court ...
THE TERM “UNWILLINGNESS” The first of the two admissibility criteria in article 17 of the Rome Statute is the state's “unwillingness” to proceed genuinely. The term “unwillingness” is not defined, but some factors as to its application are listed.
Jo Stigen, 2008
2
Communication Yearbook 6
Unwillingness to Communicate The unwillingness-to-communicate construct focuses exactly on what its name implies, the unwillingness of an individual to communicate with others. This construct was advanced by Burgoon (1976) in an  ...
Michael Burgoon, 2011
3
Research Handbook on International Criminal Law
Thus, the attenuated reference in article 17(2) and (3), respectively, to ' unwillingness' and 'inability' must be taken to be shorthand for 'unwillingness genuinely to investigate or prosecute' and 'inability genuinely to investigate or prosecute'.
Bartram S. Brown, 2011
4
ACT in Practice: Case Conceptualization in Acceptance & ...
A Gaelic proverb states, “Nothing is easy to the unwilling,” and Nobel-prize- winner Helen Keller tells us that “[a]voiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.” In a sense, both are telling us that avoidance and unwillingness ...
Patricia A. Bach, Daniel J. Moran, 2008
5
Associateships: A Guide for Owners and Prospective Associates
... concerning each other's expectation - inability of the practice to support an additional dentist - associate's unwillingness to adapt to practice policies and procedures - associate's unrealistic income expectations - associate's unwillingness to ...
American Dental Association, 2006
6
The Triggering Procedure of the International Criminal Court
requirement, first proposed as a hypothesis of inability,181 was finally included in the definition of unwillingness with very limited scope. Indeed, it is intended to cover only the scenario in which the acting State does not have the specific ...
Héctor Olásolo, 2005
7
International Criminal Justice: Law and Practice from the ...
The focus of 'unwillingness' is on the intent not to bring to justice the person concerned, which is inconsistent with the aim pursued by establishing the Court, that is to end impunity. Therefore, in the light of this general objective, the willingness ...
Professor Roberto Bellelli, 2013
8
Complementarity in the Rome Statute and National Criminal ...
However, it needs to be emphasized that the 'inconsistency-test' bears the potential of only mitigating rather than solving the difficulties that an assessment of the subjective motives of a State entails.313 Whilst the notion of 'unwillingness' is ...
Jann K. Kleffner, 2008
9
The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
the arrival of the coolies personally at Callao ; and it is true that they never arrived , hut their arrival was only prevented by their own unwillingness to proceed on the voyage. This unwillingness induced them to murder the captain and take ...
‎1854
10
Complementarity in the Line of Fire: The Catalysing Effect ...
Where domestic proceedings have been initiated: unwillingness and inability Where a state has initiated relevant proceedings in the same case, the case is nonetheless admissible before the ICC if the state 'is unwilling or unable genuinely to ...
Sarah M. H. Nouwen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNWILLINGNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unwillingness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
IMF Reiterates Unwillingness to Fund Greece Without Debt Relief
The International Monetary Fund reiterated its unwillingness to provide more financing to Greece without debt relief by euro-member states and further reforms ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
Peaceful settlement in Ukraine stalling over Kiev's unwillingness to …
The process of peaceful settlement in Ukraine is having difficulties because Kyiv has no wish to hold talks with Donbas, but chances of success are higher than ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jul 15»
3
Opinion: The Fed's unwillingness to raise rates will finally boost gold
Opinion: The Fed's unwillingness to raise rates will finally boost gold. By Michael Brush. Published: June 25, 2015 4:19 p.m. ET. Share. 3 ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
4
BMO Study: Bad Habits and an Unwillingness to Make Sacrifices …
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 23, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- According to a new study released today by BMO Bank of Montreal, while the majority of ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
5
SNYDER: By not going big, versatile Warriors show unwillingness to …
Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) dunks against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
6
Unwillingness to invest in the public sector leads to job loss
So recession layoffs and the slow recovery are a big roadblock in their path to the middle class. Voter unwillingness to invest in the public sector makes the job ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
7
Our unwillingness to fix infrastructure will cost us dearly
The other day I took the Northeast regional Amtrak train from Washington, D.C., to New York City, got out and took the next train back. I spent $146 to see just ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
8
Rohingya crisis highlights ASEAN's unwillingness to tackle thorny …
Rohingya crisis highlights ASEAN's unwillingness to tackle thorny issues. By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices May 21, 2015 12:32PM UTC ... «Asian Correspondent, May 15»
9
Coalition's unwillingness to tax means commitment to fairness won't …
Preventing wealthy retirees from claiming a part-pension is much fairer than last year's plan to erode the value of all pensions, but is it an epiphany or strategy? «The Guardian, May 15»
10
Climate change and humans unwillingness lead to 16% of earth's …
Extinction is coming for a massive portion of Earth's population, says a new study. The study isn't talking about people, but human life would most certainly be ... «The Hoops News, May 15»

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