self-will
stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
Origin of self-will
1Other words from self-will
- self-willed, adjective
- self-willedly, adverb
- self-willedness, noun
Words Nearby self-will
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How to use self-will in a sentence
Desertion doesn't mean a sea of water between, it means an ocean of self-will and love-me-first between.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe fact that he was a son was of no avail to him in the "far country," in the place of self-will and self-management.
Separation and Service | James Hudson TaylorThe consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
A Flight with the Swallows | Emma MarshallShe is trying to rush him, he puts it to himself; and the thought rouses all his own obstinacy and self-will.
Six Women | Victoria CrossAfter these offences of self-will and vanity Tom Taylor finds us some other little thing—I think it is inaccuracy.
Ceres' Runaway | Alice Meynell
British Dictionary definitions for self-will
stubborn adherence to one's own will, desires, etc, esp at the expense of others
Derived forms of self-will
- self-willed, adjective
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