overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

willpower.

The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/General-American/ˈwɪlˌpaʊə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English will Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English willpower From will + power.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

willpower has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

willpower studiowillpower workshello, willpower

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.