Headstrong vs Willing - What's the difference?
headstrong | willing |
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
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As adjectives the difference between headstrong and willing
is that headstrong is determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want while willing is ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.As a noun willing is
(rare|or|obsolete) the execution of a will.As a verb willing is
.headstrong
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* headstrongly * headstrongnesswilling
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}