Interested vs Willing - What's the difference?
interested | willing |
Having or showing interest.
Motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy :
Owning a share of a company.
(interest)
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 interested and willing
is that interested is having or showing interest while willing is ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.As verbs the difference between interested and willing
is that interested is past tense of interest while willing is present participle of lang=en.As a noun willing is
the execution of a will.interested
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm very interested in going to see that play.
- they impressed my youthful mind with a sincere aversion to the northern inhabitants of Britain, as a people bloodthirsty in time of war, treacherous during truce, interested , selfish, avaricious, and tricky in the business of peaceful life, and having few good qualities [...].
See also
* disinterested * uninterestedVerb
(head)willing
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.}}