Defn: In a willing manner; with free will; without reluctance;
cheerfully. Chaucer.
The condition of that people is not so much to be envied as some
would willingly represent it. Addison.
WILLINGNESS
Will"ing*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent
of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or
forbear.
Sweet is the love which comes with willingness. Dryden.
WILLIWAW; WILLYWAW
Wil"li*waw, Wil"ly*waw, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of
Magellan. W. C. Russell.
WILLOCK Wil"lock, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The common guillemot. (b) The puffin. [Prov. Eng.]
WILL-O'-THE-WISP
Will"-o'-the-wisp`, n.
Defn: See Ignis fatuus.
WILLOW Wil"low, n. Etym: [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. Willy.]
1. (Bot.)