unwillingnessn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈwɪlɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈwɪlɪŋnᵻs/

Etymology: formed as unwilling adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The state or condition of being unwilling, reluctant, or loath; reluctance; disinclination.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun]

un-i-willa1225

unlustc1230

dangerc1290

loathnessa1300

thronessa1400

grudgingc1420

nilling?a1425

unlustiness?a1425

loathinessc1449

difficulty?c1450

grudge1477

sticking1525

scruple1526

unreadiness1526

sweerness1533

dangerousness1548

untowardnessa1555

envy1557

loathsomeness1560

retractation1563

stickling1589

indisposition1593

loathfulness1596

backwardness1597

unwillingness1597

reluctation1598

offwardness1600

undisposedness1600

hinka1614

reluctancy1621

reluctancea1628

renitence1640

nolencea1651

nolencya1651

indisposedness1651

shyness1651

nolition1653

costiveness1654

sullenness1659

scrupling1665

regret1667

queerness1687

stickiness1689

disinclination1695

uneasinessa1715

tarditude1794

disclination1812

inalacrity1813

grudgingness1820

tarrowing1832

reticence1863

grudgery1889

balkiness1894

safety first1913

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 143 Norfolke, for thee remaines a heauier doome, Which I with some vnwillingnesse pronounce.

1615 E. S. Britaines Busse E 2 b The difficulties that Vnwillingnes hath obiected.

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 51 How fain she would have..made Her grief, though with unwillingness, to set Open the floodgates of her speech.

1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables vii. 248 Unwillingness in doing anything, as if 'twere..forced from one, rather than proceeded from a free inclination.

1720 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 532 Which made me apprehend his unwillingness was not so great as was talked of.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. ii. 52 Melmond had..been forced into the party, though with added unwillingness.

1825 C. Lamb Wedding in Elia 2nd Ser. To this unwillingness..may be traced the difference of opinion on this point.

1883 F. M. Peard Contradictions I. 34 Leigh went towards it with some unwillingness.

b. Const. to, or with that and clause.In very frequent use with to from c1650.

ΚΠ

(a)

1591 R. Southwell Marie Magdalens Funeral Teares f. 5 The vnwillingnesse that his Image should die with her.

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) x. 313 [These] do not argue any the least degree of unwillingness in God that men should not be saved.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xii. sig. Ee8^v My Unwillingness that one Theme should detain us any longer.

1884 Leeds Mercury 24 Oct. 4/4 His profound unwillingness that the question..should be mooted.

(b)1605 Ld. Mountague Let. 13 Nov. in Facsimiles National MSS (1865) iv. vii The unwillingnesse I sawe in her to my goeing downe.1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §11. 16 Gods unwillingnesse to plague the righteous with the unrighteous.1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 427. ⁋1 The Unwillingness to receive good Tidings.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxii. 785 An unwillingness to run any great risk.1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men III. xxxiv. 24 Unwillingness to admit new things..and reluctance to unlearn old things.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unwillingness
释义	unwillingnessn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwɪlɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈwɪlɪŋnᵻs/ Etymology: formed as unwilling adj. + -ness suffix. a. The state or condition of being unwilling, reluctant, or loath; reluctance; disinclination. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] un-i-willa1225 unlustc1230 dangerc1290 loathnessa1300 thronessa1400 grudgingc1420 nilling?a1425 unlustiness?a1425 loathinessc1449 difficulty?c1450 grudge1477 sticking1525 scruple1526 unreadiness1526 sweerness1533 dangerousness1548 untowardnessa1555 envy1557 loathsomeness1560 retractation1563 stickling1589 indisposition1593 loathfulness1596 backwardness1597 unwillingness1597 reluctation1598 offwardness1600 undisposedness1600 hinka1614 reluctancy1621 reluctancea1628 renitence1640 nolencea1651 nolencya1651 indisposedness1651 shyness1651 nolition1653 costiveness1654 sullenness1659 scrupling1665 regret1667 queerness1687 stickiness1689 disinclination1695 uneasinessa1715 tarditude1794 disclination1812 inalacrity1813 grudgingness1820 tarrowing1832 reticence1863 grudgery1889 balkiness1894 safety first1913 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 143 Norfolke, for thee remaines a heauier doome, Which I with some vnwillingnesse pronounce. View more context for this quotation 1615 E. S. Britaines Busse E 2 b The difficulties that Vnwillingnes hath obiected. 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 51 How fain she would have..made Her grief, though with unwillingness, to set Open the floodgates of her speech. 1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables vii. 248 Unwillingness in doing anything, as if 'twere..forced from one, rather than proceeded from a free inclination. 1720 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 532 Which made me apprehend his unwillingness was not so great as was talked of. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. ii. 52 Melmond had..been forced into the party, though with added unwillingness. 1825 C. Lamb Wedding in Elia 2nd Ser. To this unwillingness..may be traced the difference of opinion on this point. 1883 F. M. Peard Contradictions I. 34 Leigh went towards it with some unwillingness. b. Const. to, or with that and clause.In very frequent use with to from c1650. ΚΠ (a) 1591 R. Southwell Marie Magdalens Funeral Teares f. 5 The vnwillingnesse that his Image should die with her. a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) x. 313 [These] do not argue any the least degree of unwillingness in God that men should not be saved. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xii. sig. Ee8^v My Unwillingness that one Theme should detain us any longer. 1884 Leeds Mercury 24 Oct. 4/4 His profound unwillingness that the question..should be mooted. (b)1605 Ld. Mountague Let. 13 Nov. in Facsimiles National MSS (1865) iv. vii The unwillingnesse I sawe in her to my goeing downe.1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §11. 16 Gods unwillingnesse to plague the righteous with the unrighteous.1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 427. ⁋1 The Unwillingness to receive good Tidings.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxii. 785 An unwillingness to run any great risk.1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men III. xxxiv. 24 Unwillingness to admit new things..and reluctance to unlearn old things. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1591
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