willingness

noun

Definition of willingnessnext
as in enthusiasm
cheerful readiness to do something his unhesitating willingness to take on the tough assignments has earned him the status of the president's right-hand man

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  1. enthusiasm
  2. alacrity
  3. goodwill
  4. zeal
Noun
  • Corbet found the swell of advance enthusiasm gratifying, if bewildering.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • It’s been a confounding situation, where the ever-shrinking audience — and mostly bad reviews alongside low audience scores — didn’t seem to shrink Sony’s enthusiasm to keep pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a plan that nobody besides them had confidence or interest in.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • Government forces retreated with unexpected alacrity.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But the play gets away with it, due both to the fiery conviction of Belawadi’s and Mudaliyar’s performances and to the spacious, non-mimetic alacrity of Flack’s staging.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of alacrity
Noun
  • This is because the company is unlikely to command the moat and goodwill of Amazon or Microsoft as leading Big Tech companies.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • These candidates offer a direct connection to Democratic values and policies, fostering long-term trust and goodwill.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of goodwill
Noun
  • Americans’ zeal for the death of an insurance executive demonstrates both the coarsening of public discourse and the degree of rage many Americans feel over the deficiencies of the U.S. health-care system.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Many blamed Biden’s antitrust zeal with helping slowdown M&A.
    Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of zeal
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