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Answer for the clue "Not averse ", 7 letters:
willing

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Word definitions for willing in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., present participle adjective from will (v.1). Old English had -willendliche in compounds. Related: Willingly ; willingness .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Willing \Will"ing\, a. [From Will , v. t.] Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready. Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" [syn: volition ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course. n. (context rare or obsolete English) The execution of a will. v (present participle of will English)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Willing may refer to: pertaining to Will (disambiguation) assigning items through a will and testament saying yes or saying i will assenting through Volition (psychology)

Usage examples of willing.

Cockle sang two songs without accompaniment, for he was not willing to risk either his hands or his instruments by exposure to the chilling wind.

He stood in a farther corner of the room, watching his delirious master with affrighted eyes, not daring to come near him, nor yet willing to leave him.

Are you willing to obtain and hand over to Delegate Efrem Sontag all information pertaining to the allomorph trait eradication and demiclone procedures developed by Galapharma for the Haluk, including details and locations of all clandestine demiclone labs that were or are now in operation, plus the total number of human-Haluk demiclones produced there?

In order to avail oneself of ambrosia, one must be willing to worship these individuals as gods.

Boyle also did not scruple to perform his own experiments and, on one occasion in my presence, even showed himself willing to anatomize a rat with his very own hands.

It proves the moral superiority of the poor, for the rich hoard all their wealth to themselves while the poor are willing to share their largesse of antimony with anybody.

There were plenty of Antler women who would be more than willing to lay with him if he so much as crooked a finger in their direction.

The death is necessary and is called for by the horse himself, making the horse a cousin to the Deer of native American myth, and ultimately to the figure of Christ, since they all give specific shape to the archetype of the Willing Sacrifice.

Summoning the same willing suspension of disbelief that makes books and movies work, the five lands of Disneyland were architecturally and ornamentally themed to evoke different American dreams.

Not many autocratic, authoritarian leaders would be willing to admit that.

For the purpose of his grand project he was quite willing to spend a long stint on Barchan, studying the Dreamsea flora and fauna and shoehorning every misfit species into his scheme.

While working as a bargeman, I had gotten into my most serious fights -- once with a man ready and willing to carve me up with a long knife.

Trahern sat silent, unmoving as the barouche halted, and Shanna glanced at him with a certain amount of trepidation, not willing to break his mood.

The horse was capable of it on his day, and I knew him to be a competent jumper and a willing battler in a close finish.

Even with the king dead, Blad would know that the queen had been willing to lie with other than her husband, and he could hardly forget that,.