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Gladly vs Willingly - What's the difference?

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Willingly is a synonym of gladly.



As adverbs the difference between gladly and willingly

is that gladly is in a glad manner; happily while willingly is of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

gladly

English

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • In a glad manner; happily.
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.

    • Derived terms

    * suffer fools gladly

    willingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 29.
    • Now this is a process of the mind or thought, of which I would willingly know the foundation.

    Synonyms

    * gladly, happily