Willful

Definition of Willful

having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences or effects

How should Willful divide into syllables

The word 'willful' has two syllables. The first syllable 'will' has one vowel 'i' and two consonants 'w' and 'l'. The second syllable 'ful' has one vowel 'u' and two consonants 'f' and 'l'.

Part of Speech - Willful

He was a willful child who refused to listen to his parents.

Sentences with Willful

• The willful child refused to eat his vegetables.
• She had a willful disregard for authority.
• The CEO's willful decision had disastrous consequences for the company.
• He was too willful to admit when he was wrong.
• The coach had to discipline the willful player for breaking the rules.
• The teenager's willful behavior caused a lot of problems.
• Her willful nature made her a successful entrepreneur.
• The politician was criticized for his willful ignorance of the facts.
• The teacher had to deal with a classroom full of willful students.
• The artist's willful creativity led to some groundbreaking work.

Quotes with Willful

• The willful man is always up against it, for it is an equally great offense against reason to hold that God can abide a vacuum and that no resistance is offered to his action. - George Santayana
• The willful blindness of our political leaders has never been more frightening. The willfully blind are in charge of the ship of state. - William J. Clinton
• The willful fool is the one who advertises his ignorance on the label. He is not only helpless into the bargain, but he is institutionally incapacitated to use his faculties correctly. - Marshall McLuhan
• There is nothing so willful as a child and nothing so tyrannical as a baby. - Robert Frost
• The willful misdirection of the public's attention is a much-practiced art. - Noam Chomsky
• The willful forget things they would rather not remember. Memories become too painful, so they choose to forget. - Libba Bray
• I'm very willful in what I'm interested in doing. - Diane von Furstenberg
• Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. - Lord Acton
• You can be willful at times, but you are also capable of compromise. - Princess Diana
• To be willful is not the same as being strong-willed. - Margaret Mitchell
• The willful neglect of science has created a crisis point in our society. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
• The willful person is one who makes up their mind to do a thing and does it, come hell or high water. - Benito Mussolini
• The willful person is often the one who is most afraid. - Gretchen Rubin
• There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply. - Josh Billings
• The willful are always looking for something to desire. - Anton Chekhov
• To be willful is to be stubbornly determined to do something, even if it is against the advice of others. - Mary Balogh
• The willful person is one who refuses to be molded by the opinions of others. - Albert Einstein
• The willful person is one who is determined to succeed, no matter what the cost. - Napoleon Hill
• To be willful is to be determined to achieve a goal, even if it requires great effort and sacrifice. - Mahatma Gandhi
• The willful person is one who is not afraid to take risks and pursue their dreams. - Maya Angelou

Number of characters in Willful

7 ( w, i, l, l, f, u, l )

Unique letters in Willful

5 ( w, i, l, f, u )

Willful Backwards

luflliw

Phonetic Transcription of Willful

IPA (International): ˈwɪlfʌl

ARA (American): ˈwɪlfʌl

EPA (English): ˈwɪlfʌl

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