nolition

N1O1L1I1T1I1O1N1
/nəʊˈlɪʃən//nəˈlɪʃən/

noun

unwillingness.

Opposite
Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounnolition (plural nolitions)

plural nolitions

  1. obsoleteunwillingness.
    1 more example

    [S]o long as the prayer is fervent, so long the man hath a nolition, and a direct enmity against the lust; he consents not all that while; but when the month is gone, and the prayer is removed, or becomes less active, then the temptation returns, and forages, and prevails, and seizes upon all our unguarded strengths.

    1653, “Twenty-five Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Winter Half-year, […]: Sermon V. [The Return of Prayers; or, The Conditions of a Prevailing Prayer.] Part II.”, in Reginald Heber, editor, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D. […], volume V, London: Ogle, Duncan, and Co. […]; and Richard Priestley, […], published 1822, →OCLC, page 76

    Antonyms: volition

Synonyms & antonyms

noununwillingness.

Opposite

Origin

Latin nōlō (“not to will, to be unwilling”), patterned after volition from Latin volō.

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APA

nolition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nolition

MLA

“nolition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nolition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nolition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nolition.

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