As nouns the difference between willingness and preferences
is that willingness is the state of being willing while preferences is preferences (user-specified settings of parameters in a computer program).
willingness
English
Noun
(en-noun)
The state of being willing
preferences
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Noun
(
preferences)
English plurals
(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software
Verb
(head)
(preference)