välvillig
Swedish
Etymology
väl (“well”) + villig (“willing”). Compare Danish velvillig.
Adjective
välvillig (comparative mer välvillig, superlative mest välvillig)
- benevolent
Declension
| Inflection of välvillig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | välvillig | mer välvillig | mest välvillig |
| Neuter singular | välvilligt | mer välvilligt | mest välvilligt |
| Plural | välvilliga | mer välvilliga | mest välvilliga |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | välvillige | mer välvillige | mest välvillige |
| All | välvilliga | mer välvilliga | mest välvilliga |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Synonyms
- vänlig
- tillmötesgående
Derived terms
- välvillighet
References
- välvillig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- välvillig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- välvillig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)