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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers |
| Division (I) Individual Volition |
| Section I. Volition in General |
| 1. Acts of Volition |
| 602. Willingness. |
| NOUN: | WILLINGNESS, voluntariness &c. adj.; willing mind, heart. DISPOSITION, inclination, liking, turn, propensity, propension, propenseness, leaning, animus; frame of mind, humor, mood, vein; bent (turn of mind) [See Affections]; penchant [F.] (desire) [See Desire]; aptitude [See Skill]. DOCILITY, docibleness [rare], docibility [rare], appetency, tractability, tractableness, persuadability, persuadableness, persuasibleness, persuasibility; pliability (softness) [See Softness]. GENIALITY, cordiality; goodwill; alacrity, readiness, zeal, enthusiasm, earnestness, forwardness; eagerness (desire) [See Desire]. ASSENT [See Assent]; compliance [See Consent]; pleasure (will) [See Will]. LABOR OF LOVE, self-appointed task, volunteering; gratuitous service; social service, welfare work. VOLUNTEER, unpaid worker, amateur, voluntary [rare]; social worker, welfare worker. |
| VERB: | BE WILLING &c. adj.; incline, lean to, mind, propend [rare], had as lief, would as lief; lend -, give -, turn- a willing ear; have -a, - half a, - a great- mind to; hold to, cling to; desire [See Desire]. ACQUIESCE (assent) [See Assent]; see -, think- -good, - fit, - proper; comply with [See Consent]. swallow -, nibble at- the bait; swallow bait, hook, and sinker; swallow bait and all; gorge the hook; have -, make- no scruple of; make no bones of [colloq.]; jump at, catch at; go in for, go in at [both colloq.]; take up, plunge into, have a go at [colloq.]; meet halfway. VOLUNTEER, offer, proffer; offer oneself [See Offer]. |
| ADJECTIVE: | WILLING, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable; favorably -minded, -inclined, -disposed; well-disposed, lief [archaic], nothing loth; in the -vein, - mood, - humor, - mind. READY, forward, earnest, eager, zealous, enthusiastic; bent upon (desirous) [See Desire]; predisposed, desirous, propense. DOCILE; persuadable, persuasible; suasible, amenable, easily persuaded, facile, easy-going; tractable (pliant) [See Softness]; genial, gracious, cordial, cheering, hearty; content (assenting) [See Assent]. VOLUNTARY, gratuitous, spontaneous; unasked &c. (ask [See Request]); unforced (free) [See Freedom]. |
| ADVERB: | WILLINGLY &c. adj.; fain, freely, as lief, heart and soul; with pleasure, with all one’s heart, with open arms; with good will, with right good will; de bonne volonté [F.], ex animo [L.], con amore [It.], heart in hand, nothing loath, without reluctance, of one’s own accord, graciously, with a good grace; without demur. à la bonne heure [F.]; by all means, by all manner of means; to one’s heart’s content; yes (assent) [See Assent]. |
| INTERJECTION: | SURELY! sure! with pleasure! of course! delighted! |
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