unwillingness C1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #54859 Meanings 1 noun the trait of being unwilling Their unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made. 2 noun The property of being unwilling. In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the trait of being unwilling involuntariness Etymology From unwilling + -ness. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unwillingness **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 54859 ## Meanings 1. the trait of being unwilling 2. The property of being unwilling. ## Examples - Their unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made. - In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence. ## Etymology From unwilling + -ness. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown