WILLPOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does willpower mean? 

• WILLPOWER (noun)
  The noun WILLPOWER has 1 sense:

1. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

  Familiarity information: WILLPOWER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILLPOWER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

possession; self-command; self-control; self-possession; self-will; will power; willpower

Hypernyms ("willpower" is a kind of...):

firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve (the trait of being resolute)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "willpower"):

nerves (control of your emotions)

presence of mind (self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency)

 Context examples 

This has led some people to characterise overweight people as lazy or lacking willpower.

(Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight, University of Cambridge)