1. desirous; disposed; agreeable, ready; not opposed; enthusiastic; amenable. willing\will"ing\ , a. [from will, v. t.].
2. free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready. felix, willing to show the jews a pleasure, left paul bound. xxiv.
3. with wearied wings and willing feet. [fruit] shaken in august from the willing boughs.
4. received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired. [they] are held, with his melodious harmony, in willing chains and sweet captivity.
5. spontaneous; self-moved. [r.] no spouts of blood run willing from a tree.willing adj.
6. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" [ant: unwilling].
7. not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced" [syn: uncoerced, unforced].
8. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- matthew 26:41 [syn: amenable] the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" [syn: volition].
9. Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.
10. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.
11. Spontaneous; self-moved. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers".
12. 1. If someone is willing to do something, they are fairly happy about doing it and will do it if they are asked or required to do it. The military now say they're willing to hold talks with the political parties There are, of course, questions which she will not be willing to answer. = prepared ¡Ù unwilling.
13. Willing is used to describe someone who does something fairly enthusiastically and because they want to do it rather than because they are forced to do it. Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help ¡Ù unwilling, reluctant.
14. God willing: see:
god.