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Noun: willpower  'wil,paw(-u)r
  1. The trait of resolutely controlling one's own behaviour
    "Her willpower helped her overcome her addiction";
    - self-control, self-possession, possession, will power, self-command, self-will

Derived forms: willpowers

Type of: firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve

Encyclopedia: Willpower