English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] willpower (countable and uncountable plural willpowers
The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes .
1900 Hilda Wade "A remarkable woman, gentlemen," said he, "a very noteworthy woman. I had prided myself that my willpower was the most powerful in the country--I had never met any to match it--but I do not mind admitting that, for firmness and tenacity, this lady is my equal. ...
Translations [ edit ] strength of will
Bashkir: ихтыяр көсө ( ixtıyar kösö )
Belarusian: сі́ла во́лі f ( síla vóli )
Bikol Central: boot (bcl)
Bulgarian: си́ла на во́ля f ( síla na vólja )
Catalan: força de voluntat f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 意志力 (zh) ( yìzhìlì ) , 意志 (zh) ( yìzhì ) , 精神力 ( jīngshénlì )
Czech: síla vůle f
Danish: viljekraft c viljestyrke (da) c
Dutch: wilskracht (nl) m or f
Esperanto: volforto
Estonian: tahtejõud (et)
Finnish: tahdonvoima sisu (fi)
French: volonté (fr) f
German: Willensstärke (de) f Willenskraft (de) f
Greek: θεληματικότητα f ( thelimatikótita ) , δύναμη θέλησης f ( dýnami thélisis )
Hungarian: akaraterő (hu)
Japanese: 意志力 ( いしりょく, ishiryoku ) , 気力 (ja) ( きりょく, kiryoku ) , 意力 (ja) ( いりょく, iryoku ) , 精神力 (ja) ( せいしんりょく, seishinryoku )
Korean: 의지력(意志力) ( uijiryeok ) , 정신력(精神力) ( jeongsillyeok )
Latin: voluntas
Norwegian:
Bokmål: viljestyrke m
Nynorsk: viljestyrke m
Persian: عزم راسخ ( 'azm-e râsex )
Polish: siła woli f
Portuguese: força de vontade (pt) f determinação (pt) f
Romanian: propria voință f
Russian: си́ла во́ли (ru) f ( síla vóli )
Slovak: sila vôle f
Spanish: fuerza de voluntad f
Swedish: viljestyrka (sv)
Ukrainian: си́ла во́лі f ( sýla vóli )
See also [ edit ] 