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Willpower   /wˈɪlpˌaʊər/   Listen
Willpower

noun
1.
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.  Synonyms: possession, self-command, self-control, self-possession, self-will, will power.





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"Willpower" Quotes from Famous Books



... These comparisons help us to realize her experience as sharp anguish, rousing her from the lethargy of despair, and endowing her for a brief space with almost supernatural energy and willpower. ...
— Keats: Poems Published in 1820 • John Keats
... he only looked at me steadily out of those mournful eyes. Now I took his other hand, and compared the two, line by line, mount by mount, noting the short square fingers, the heavy thumb, with amazing willpower in its upper joint, and gazing again and again at that ominous ...
— Masterpieces of Mystery - Riddle Stories • Various


Words linked to "Willpower" :   resolution, firmness of purpose, resolve, resoluteness, presence of mind, firmness, nerves


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