nolens volens
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin nōlēns (“unwilling”), from nōlō (“I am unwilling”) and volēns (“willing”), from volō (“I am willing, I will”).
Adverb
[edit]nolens volens
- Willing or unwilling; willy-nilly.
- 1765, [Laurence Sterne], chapter XXXIII, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume VIII, London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […], →OCLC, page 183:
- Now I would not, quoth my uncle Toby, get a child, nolens, volens, that is, whether I would or no, to pleaſe the greateſt prince upon earth——
- 1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], chapter L, in Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:
- “Well, nolens volens, you must hold your tongue,” said Pleydell.
- 1843, Edward Belcher, Narrative of a Voyage Round the World:
- Boats with soldiers were sent under the direction of the padres to capture Indians and bring them to the missions, where they were made Christians nolens volens.
- 1887, Charles Darwin, “To T. H. Huxley. Down, August 8 [1860]”, in Francis Darwin, editor, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin[1], volume II, New York: D. Appleton & Company, page 123:
- He won't go very “dangerous lengths,” but thinks the truth lies half-way between Agassiz and the ‘Origin.’ As he goes thus far he will, nolens volens, have to go further.
Translations
[edit]willing or unwilling — see willy-nilly
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin nolens volens.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]nolens volens (not comparable)
Further reading
[edit]- nolens volens in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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