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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ichchha shakti
"उसकी इच्छाशक्ति ने उसे कठिनाइयों को पार करने में मदद की।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ability to control oneself and determine one's actions; self-discipline.
"She showed remarkable willpower by resisting the temptation to eat dessert." - 2
The mental strength required to persevere in difficult situations.
"His willpower helped him to complete the marathon despite the pain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'willpower' is derived from the combination of 'will', which comes from the Old English 'willan', meaning 'to wish or desire', and 'power', from the Latin 'potere', meaning 'to be able'. The concept has evolved to signify the mental strength to control one's impulses and make decisions.
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volonté
Transliteration: vɔlɔ̃te
"Elle a montré une grande volonté en terminant le projet."
Willenskraft
Transliteration: ˈvɪlənskʁaft
"Seine Willenskraft half ihm, das Ziel zu erreichen."
forza di volontà
Transliteration: ˈfɔrtsa di volonˈta
"La sua forza di volontà è stata fondamentale per il suo successo."
fuerza de voluntad
Transliteration: ˈfweɾθa ðe bolunˈta
"Su fuerza de voluntad le permitió superar los obstáculos."
força de vontade
Transliteration: ˈfoʁsɐ dʒi võˈtɐdʒi
"A força de vontade dele foi admirável."
इच्छाशक्ति
Transliteration: ichchha shakti
"उसकी इच्छाशक्ति ने उसे कठिनाइयों को पार करने में मदद की।"
意志力
Transliteration: yìzhìlì
"他的意志力帮助他克服了困难。"
의지력
Transliteration: uijiryŏk
"그의 의지력은 그를 성공으로 이끌었다."
意志力
Transliteration: ishiryoku
"彼の意志力は素晴らしいものでした。"
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