will-less

[wil-lis]

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adjective

having or exerting no will: a timid, will-less little man.
done or occurring without the will; involuntary: a will-less compliance.
leaving no will; intestate: to die will-less.

Origin of will-less

First recorded in 1740–50

Related formswill-less·ly, adverbwill-less·ness, noun

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Related Words for will-less

forced, uncontrolled, spontaneous, compulsory, unintentional, automatic, blind, conditioned, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, knee-jerk, obligatory, reflex, reluctant, unconscious, unpremeditated, unthinking, unwilling, unwitting

Examples from the Web for will-less

Historical Examples of will-less

She was all dark, will-less, having only the receptive will.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
He was passive, indifferent, will-less, and her gaze charmed him more and more.
The Witch of Prague
F. Marion Crawford
The season seemed to stand on the edge of a precipice, will-less, like a sleep-walker.
The Lake
George Moore
We're no good here, you and I—we were cast out at birth—soft, will-less—better dead.
The First and The Last
John Galsworthy
Whatever called Kaydessa into such mindless and will-less answer did not touch the animals.
The Defiant Agents
Andre Alice Norton