self-will
самовладання, самоконтроль
самообладание, самоконтроль
Eigensinn, Eigenwille
The quality of being willful and ignoring oppositionThe quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.
Eigensinn, Eigenwille
More definitions
- resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Translations
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By meaning 1
the quality of being willful and ignoring opposition:
Origin
From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (“self-will”), from Proto-West Germanic *selbawilljō, from Proto-Germanic *selbawiljô (“self-will”), equivalent to self- + will. Cognate with Old High German selbwillo, selpwillo, Old Norse sjalfvili.
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Synonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires:stubbornnessbullheadednessobstinacyobstinancepigheadedness
- the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior:self-controlself-possessionpossessionwillpowerwill powerself-command
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable