self-will

[ self-wil, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈwɪl, ˈsɛlf- /

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noun

stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.

Origin of self-will

before 900; Middle English: one's own will, stubbornness; Old English: one's own will; see self, will²

OTHER WORDS FROM self-will

self-willed, adjectiveself-willedly, adverbself-willedness, noun

Words nearby self-will

self-treatment, self-understanding, self-validating, self-violence, selfward, self-will, self-winding, self-worth, self-wrong, Selihoth, Seljuk

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Example sentences from the Web for self-will

The girl looked at him with a strange light in her eyes—scorn, pity, and self-will struggling together for the mastery.
Lochinvar|S. R. Crockett
Was it self-will in choosing discipline contrary to your mother's judgment?
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
Out of mere pride, senors, and self-will, I would fill up the cup of my iniquity; and I filled it.
Westward Ho!|Charles Kingsley
I know, my darling mother, you could not wage war with his self-will so resolutely as to subdue it.
Catherine Booth|Mildred Duff

He has resolved upon the divorce as much from self-will as from any other consideration.
Windsor Castle|William Harrison Ainsworth

British Dictionary definitions for self-will

self-will

noun

stubborn adherence to one's own will, desires, etc, esp at the expense of others

Derived forms of self-will

self-willed, adjective

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单词	self-will
释义	self-will [ self-wil, self- ] / ˌsɛlfˈwɪl, ˈsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-will ON THESAURUS.COM noun stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc. Origin of self-will before 900; Middle English: one's own will, stubbornness; Old English: one's own will; see self, will² OTHER WORDS FROM self-will self-willed, adjectiveself-willedly, adverbself-willedness, noun Words nearby self-will self-treatment, self-understanding, self-validating, self-violence, selfward, self-will, self-winding, self-worth, self-wrong, Selihoth, Seljuk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-will The girl looked at him with a strange light in her eyes—scorn, pity, and self-will struggling together for the mastery. Lochinvar\|S. R. Crockett Was it self-will in choosing discipline contrary to your mother's judgment? The Heir of Redclyffe\|Charlotte M. Yonge Out of mere pride, senors, and self-will, I would fill up the cup of my iniquity; and I filled it. Westward Ho!\|Charles Kingsley I know, my darling mother, you could not wage war with his self-will so resolutely as to subdue it. Catherine Booth\|Mildred Duff He has resolved upon the divorce as much from self-will as from any other consideration. Windsor Castle\|William Harrison Ainsworth British Dictionary definitions for self-will self-will noun stubborn adherence to one's own will, desires, etc, esp at the expense of others Derived forms of self-will self-willed, adjective 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 self-will resolve, pigheadedness, stubbornness, pertinacity, mulishness, tenaciousness, doggedness, tenacity, willfulness, hardheadedness, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, headstrongness
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self-will

noun

Origin of self-will

OTHER WORDS FROM self-will

Words nearby self-will

Example sentences from the Web for self-will

British Dictionary definitions for self-will

noun

Derived forms of self-will

Words related to self-will