Noun: self-will self wil
- Resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires
"His self-will in refusing to compromise led to the project's failure";
- stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, bloody-mindedness [Brit]
- The trait of resolutely controlling one's own behaviour
"His self-will during the crisis was admirable";
- self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command
Derived forms: self-wills
Type of: firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve