English-Thai Dictionary

willful

A ที่ จงใจ หรือ เจตนา  ที่ สมัครใจ  ที่ ดื้อรั้น  wilful

 

willfulness

N ความจงใจ  ความตั้งใจ  deliberateness intention voluntariness involuntariness kwam-jong-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WILLFUL

a.[will and full. ] 1. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; inflexible; as a willful man.
2. Stubborn; refractory; as a willful horse.

 

WILLFULLY

adv. 1. Obstinately; stubbornly.
2. By design; with set purpose.
If we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins. Hebrews 1 :26.

 

WILLFULNESS

n.Obstinacy; stubbornness; perverseness. Sins of presumption are such as proceed from pride, arrogance, willfulness, and haughtiness of mens heart.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WILLFUL

Will "ful, a. Etym: [Will + full. ] Etym: [Written also wilful. ]

 

1. Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder. Foxe. In willful poverty chose to lead his life. Chaucer. Thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence. Milton.

 

2. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse. -- Will "ful *ly, adv. -- Will "ful *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

willful

will ful |ˈwilfəl ˈwɪlfəl |(also wilful ) ▶adjective (of an immoral or illegal act or omission ) intentional; deliberate: willful acts of damage. • having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences or effects: the pettish, willful side of him. DERIVATIVES will ful ly |ˈwilfəlē |adverb, will ful ness |ˈwilfəlnəs |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from the noun will 2 + -ful .

 

Oxford Dictionary

willful

will |ful ▶adjective US variant spelling of wilful.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

willful

willful adjective 1 willful destruction: deliberate, intentional, done on purpose, premeditated, planned, conscious. ANTONYMS accidental, unintentional. 2 a willful child: headstrong, strong-willed, obstinate, stubborn, pigheaded, recalcitrant, uncooperative, obstreperous, ungovernable, unmanageable; balky; formal refractory, contumacious. ANTONYMS biddable, amenable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

willful

will ful ｟英 ｠wil -/wɪ́lf (ə )l /形容詞 1 わがままな ; 強情な, 頑迷 [頑固 ]な .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗故意の ; 前もってたくらんだ .～ly 副詞 1 わがままに ; 頑固に .2 わざと, 故意に .～ness 名詞 U 1 わがまま .2 故意 .