Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget
748. Adv. willingly &c. adj.; fain, freely, as lief, heart and soul;
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with pleasure, with all one's heart, with open arms; with good will,
with right will; de bonne volonte[Fr], ex animo[Lat]; con amore[It],
heart in hand, nothing loth, without reluctance, of one's own accord,
graciously, with a good grace. a la bonne heure[Fr]; by all means, by
all manner of means; to one's heart's content; yes &c. (assent) 488.
#603. Unwillingness.—N. unwillingness &c. adj.; indisposition,
indisposedness[obs3]; disinclination, aversation[obs3]; nolleity[obs3],
nolition[obs3]; renitence[obs3], renitency; reluctance; indifference
&c. 866; backwardness &c. adj.; slowness &c. 275; want of alacrity,
want of readiness; indocility &c. (obstinacy) 606[obs3].
scrupulousness, scrupulosity; qualms of conscience, twinge of
conscience; delicacy, demur, scruple, qualm, shrinking, recoil;
hesitation &c. (irresolution) 605; fastidiousness &c. 868. averseness
&c. (dislike) 867[obs3]; dissent &c. 489; refusal &c. 764. V. be
unwilling &c. adj.; nill; dislike &c. 867; grudge, begrudge; not be
able to find it in one's heart to, not have the stomach to. demur,
stick at, scruple, stickle; hang fire, run rusty; recoil, shrink,
swerve; hesitate &c. 605; avoid &c. 623. oppose &c. 708; dissent &c.
489; refuse &c. 764. Adj. unwilling; not in the vein, loth, loath, shy
of, disinclined, indisposed, averse, reluctant, not content; adverse
&c. (opposed) 708; laggard, backward, remiss, slack, slow to;
indifferent &c. 866; scrupulous; squeamish &c. (fastidious) 868;
repugnant &c. (dislike) 867; restiff|, restive; demurring &c. v.;
unconsenting &c. (refusing) 764; involuntary &c. 601. Adv. unwillingly
&c. adj.; grudgingly, with a heavy heart; with a bad, with an ill
grace; against one's wishes, against one's will, against the grain,
sore against one's wishes, sore against one's will, sore against one's
grain; invita Minerva[Lat]; a contre caeur[Fr]; malgre soi[Fr]; in
spite of one's teeth, in spite of oneself; nolens volens &c.
(necessity) 601[Lat]; perforce &c. 744; under protest; no &c. 536; not
for the world, far be it from me.
#604. Resolution.—N. determination, will; iron will, unconquerable
will; will of one's own, decision, resolution; backbone; clear grit,
true grit, grit [U. S. &can.]; sand, strength of mind, strength of
will; resolve &c. (intent) 620; firmness &c. (stability) 150; energy,
manliness, vigor; game, pluck; resoluteness &c. (courage) 861; zeal &c.
682; aplomb; desperation; devotion, devotedness. mastery over self;
self control, self command, self possession, self reliance, self
government, self restraint, self conquest, self denial; moral courage,
moral strength; perseverance &c. 604a; tenacity; obstinacy &c. 606;
bulldog; British lion. V. have determination &c. n.; know one's own
mind; be resolved &c. adj.; make up one's mind, will, resolve,
determine; decide &c. (judgment) 480; form a determination, come to a
determination, come to a resolution, come to a resolve; conclude, fix,
seal, determine once for all, bring to a crisis, drive matters to an
extremity; take a decisive step &c. (choice) 609; take upon oneself &c.
(undertake) 676. devote oneself to, give oneself up to; throw away the
scabbard, kick down the ladder, nail one's colors to the mast, set
one's back against the wall, set one's teeth, put one's foot down, take
one's stand; stand firm &c. (stability) 150; steel oneself; stand no
nonsense, not listen to the voice of the charmer. buckle to; buckle
oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel, lay one's shoulder to the
wheel, set one's shoulder to the wheel; put one's heart into; run the
gauntlet, make a dash at, take the bull by the horns; rush in medias
res, plunge in medias res; go in for; insist upon, make a point of; set
one's heart upon, set one's mind upon. stick at nothing, stop at
nothing; make short work of &c. (activity) 682; not stick at trifles;
go all lengths, go the limit *, go the whole hog; persist &c.
(persevere) 604a; go through fire and water, ride the tiger, ride in
the whirlwind and direct the storm. Adj. resolved &c. v.; determined;
strong-willed, strong-minded; resolute &c. (brave) 861; self-possessed;
decided, definitive, peremptory, tranchant[obs3]; unhesitating,
unflinching, unshrinking[obs3]; firm, iron, gritty [U.S.], indomitable,
game to the backbone; inexorable, relentless, not to be shaken, not to
be put down; tenax propositi[Lat]; inflexible &c. (hard) 323; obstinate
&c. 606; steady &c. (persevering) 604a. earnest, serious; set upon,
bent upon, intent upon. steel against, proof against; in utrumque
paratus[Lat]. Adv. resolutely &c. adj.; in earnest, in good earnest;
seriously, joking apart, earnestly, heart and soul; on one's mettle;
manfully, like a man, with a high hand; with a strong hand &c.
(exertion) 686. at any rate, at any risk, at any hazard at any price,
at any cost, at any sacrifice; at all hazards, at all risks, at all
events; a bis ou a blanc[Fr][obs3]; cost what it may; coute[Fr]; a tort
et a travers[obs3]; once for all; neck or nothing; rain or shine. Phr.
spes sibi quisque[Lat]; celui qui veut celui-la peut[Fr]; chi non
s'arrischia non guadagna[Fr][obs3]; frangas non flectes[Lat]; manu
forti[Lat]; tentanda via est[Lat].
#604a. Perseverance.—N. perseverance; continuance &c. (inaction)
143; permanence &c. (absence of change) 141; firmness &c. (stability)
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