willpower

See also: will power

English

willpower (countable and uncountable, plural willpowers)

The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
- 1900, Grant Allen and Arthur Conan Doyle, Hilda Wade:
  "A remarkable woman, gentlemen," said he, "a very noteworthy woman. I had prided myself that my willpower was the most powerful in the country--I had never met any to match it--but I do not mind admitting that, for firmness and tenacity, this lady is my equal. ...

strength of will

Bashkir: ихтыяр көсө (ixtıyar kösö)
Belarusian: сі́ла во́лі f (síla vóli)
Bikol Central: boot (bcl)
Bulgarian: си́ла на во́ля f (síla na vólja)
Catalan: força de voluntat f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 意志力 (zh) (yìzhìlì), 意志 (zh) (yìzhì), 精神力 (jīngshénlì)
Czech: síla vůle f
Danish: viljekraft c, viljestyrke (da) c
Dutch: wilskracht (nl) m or f
Esperanto: volforto
Estonian: tahtejõud (et)
Finnish: tahdonvoima, sisu (fi)
French: volonté (fr) f
German: Willensstärke (de) f, Willenskraft (de) f
Greek: θεληματικότητα f (thelimatikótita), δύναμη θέλησης f (dýnami thélisis)
Hungarian: akaraterő (hu)
Japanese: 意志力 (いしりょく, ishiryoku), 気力 (ja) (きりょく, kiryoku), 意力 (いりょく, iryoku), 精神力 (せいしんりょく, seishinryoku)
Korean: 의지력(意志力) (uijiryeok), 정신력 (jeongsillyeok)
Latin: voluntas
Norwegian:
Bokmål: viljestyrke m
Nynorsk: viljestyrke m
Persian: عزم راسخ‎ ('azm-e râsex)
Polish: siła woli f
Portuguese: força de vontade f, determinação (pt) f
Romanian: propria voință f
Russian: си́ла во́ли (ru) f (síla vóli)
Slovak: sila vôle f
Spanish: fuerza de voluntad f
Swedish: viljestyrka (sv)
Ukrainian: си́ла во́лі f (sýla vóli)