volontiers
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French volentier, veluntiers, from Latin voluntārie (used as an adjective), derived from voluntārius. Compare with the etymologically related terms volontaire, volonté, vouloir.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
volontiers
- willingly; gladly; with pleasure
- Synonyms: de bon gré, avec plaisir
- Il écoutera volontiers cette proposition.
- He will gladly listen to that proposal.
- – Ferez-vous cela ? – Je le ferai bien volontiers.
- ‘Will you do that?’ ‘I would be glad to.’
Further reading edit
- “volontiers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.