willful
adjective
deliberate, voluntary, or intentional.
willfulness
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a word derived from
willful.
Example Sentences
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Paralleling the pair’s different formations and aesthetic willfulness, the exhibition emphasizes points of overlap and rejection, sympathy and refusal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The separate charge of conspiracy to obstruct the grand jury's investigation also bears on "willfulness."
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2023
I think there’s things to learn about the creative process, about the willfulness and serendipity involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
He is just a little ball of willfulness, and it will pass.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022
When he was grown Lord Sorve in the willfulness of old age named him heir of Estre.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
