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English novelist and illustrator (1811–1863)
William Makepeace Thackeray (/ˈθækəri/ THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical
William_Makepeace_Thackeray
1847–1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair is a satirical novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray, which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley amid their
Vanity_Fair_(novel)
English writer (1837–1919)
Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie (née Thackeray; 9 June 1837 – 26 February 1919), eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, was an English writer, whose
Anne_Thackeray_Ritchie
1844 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Luck of Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published as a serial in Fraser's Magazine in 1844, about
The_Luck_of_Barry_Lyndon
1839–1840 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Catherine: A Story was the first novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray. It first appeared in serialized instalments in Fraser's Magazine
Catherine_(Thackeray_novel)
English printer (1799–1869)
works of a number of major novelists such as Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray, as well as leading periodicals such as Punch, which they also
William_Bradbury_(printer)
2018 British television series
drama miniseries based on the 1848 novel of the same name by William Makepeace Thackeray. It was produced by Mammoth Screen and distributed by ITV and
Vanity_Fair_(2018_TV_series)
Daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray and wife of Leslie Stephen (1840–1875)
Stephen (née Thackeray; 27 May 1840 – 28 November 1875), was the wife of Leslie Stephen and what her father William Makepeace Thackeray called 'the balance
Harriet_Stephen
1774 novel by J.W. Goethe
statistician Karl Pearson's first book was The New Werther. William Makepeace Thackeray wrote a poem satirizing Goethe's story entitled "Sorrows of Werther"
The_Sorrows_of_Young_Werther
1857–1859 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Tale of the Last Century (1857–59) is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which forms a sequel to his Henry Esmond and is also loosely
The_Virginians
1st world's fair in 1851 in London, England
Carroll, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson, and William Makepeace Thackeray. The future Arts and Crafts proponent William Morris, then a teenager, later said he
Great_Exhibition
Short and descriptive story telling
sketch" became popularised in the Victorian era by authors such as William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Dickens, and their works would often appear in newspapers
Vignette_(literature)
1854–1855 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1854 and 1855. The Newcomes was published serially over about two years, as Thackeray himself
The_Newcomes
1998 British TV series or programme
Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1998. The screenplay
Vanity_Fair_(1998_TV_serial)
English writer and mountaineer (1832–1904)
family connections included that of William Makepeace Thackeray. His brother, Fitzjames had been a friend of Thackeray's and assisted in the disposition of
Leslie_Stephen
British weekly satirical magazine, 1841–2002
technologies and also were the publishers for Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. The term "cartoon" to refer to comic drawings was first used
Punch_(magazine)
1975 film by Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick, based on the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray. Narrated by Michael Hordern, and starring Ryan O'Neal, Marisa
Barry_Lyndon
Private members' club in London
From the literary world came writers such as Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, Anthony Trollope, H. G. Wells, A. A. Milne (who on his death
Garrick_Club
1848–1850 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Greatest Enemy (1848–1850) is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. It is set in 19th-century England, particularly in London. The
Pendennis
Indian activist
the India-born British writer William Makepeace Thackeray, Keshav later anglicized the spelling of his surname to "Thackeray". When Keshav was still a teenager
Prabodhankar_Thackeray
English clergyman and schoolmaster
a great-great-great-grandson of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. "THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE (1811–1863)" in Oxford Dictionary of National
Thomas_Thackeray
English novelist (1815–1882)
other topical matters. He also wrote an autobiography, a book on William Makepeace Thackeray, a book on Lord Palmerston, five travel books, and 42 short stories
Anthony_Trollope
Surname list
Thackeray (/ˈθækəri/ THAK-ər-ee) is an English surname, most notably borne by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811−1863), British novelist, author and illustrator
Thackeray_(surname)
1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë
16 to 27, and 28 to 38. The second edition was dedicated to William Makepeace Thackeray. The novel is a first-person narrative from the perspective of
Jane_Eyre
English literature during the era of Queen Victoria
Famous novelists from this period include Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, the three Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë)
Victorian_literature
English classical scholar and academic administrator (1777-1850)
Frederick Thackeray, a physician, and Elizabeth, née Aldridge. Frederick Rennell Thackeray was one of his brothers, and the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray
George Thackeray (book-collector and priest)
George_Thackeray_(book-collector_and_priest)
1852 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1852. The book tells the story of the early
The_History_of_Henry_Esmond
Thief and glutton in London (c. 1803 – 1832)
pay. He was the subject of numerous poems and ballads. In 1837 William Makepeace Thackeray wrote a short story loosely based on Dando; this was made into
Edward_Dando
European gambling card game
[better source needed] It is mentioned in The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray, spelled macco. Actually in Geneva, where we find it banned by
Macao_(card_game)
English painter, engraver and satirist (1697–1764)
is hanged at Tyburn for murdering her husband. The novelist William Makepeace Thackeray wrote: This famous set of pictures contains the most important
William_Hogarth
Slim, boyish, elegant young woman
in English from about the mid-19th century (for example, by William Makepeace Thackeray in 1840 in one of his Parisian sketches), but in the 20th century
Gamine
Type of anger outburst engaged in typically by young children
feelings overloads the child's system of self-regulation. Writer William Makepeace Thackeray claimed that in later life "you may tell a tantrum as far as
Tantrum
1935 film by Rouben Mamoulian, Lowell Sherman
the same name by Langdon Mitchell, which in turn was based on William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel Vanity Fair. The film recounts the tale of a lower-class
Becky_Sharp_(film)
2004 film
historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. The novel has been the subject
Vanity_Fair_(2004_film)
Indian cartoonist and politician (1926-2012)
admirer of India-born British writer William Makepeace Thackeray, and changed his own surname from Panvelkar to "Thackeray" an Anglicised version of their
Bal_Thackeray
1861–1862 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1861–1862. It was the last novel Thackeray completed, and harks back to
The_Adventures_of_Philip
Representation of a small human being, common in alchemy and fiction
passes through the material plane, is central to the character. William Makepeace Thackeray wrote under the pen name of Homunculus. The homunculus legend
Homunculus
English comedian (born 1968)
Engineers and worked for British Rail. A descendant of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, Murray's grandfather was the former British ambassador Sir Ralph
Al_Murray
Commercial card game
in most decks are: Mark Twain Charles Dickens William Makepeace Thackeray Robert Louis Stevenson William Shakespeare James Fenimore Cooper Washington Irving
Authors_(card_game)
British and American actor (1879–1954)
Dimitrios, he received top billing. He had dramatic roles, such as William Makepeace Thackeray in Devotion (1946), and witty performances in screwball comedies
Sydney_Greenstreet
1988 play written by David Mamet
context with an epigraph (not to be recited in performance) by William Makepeace Thackeray, from his novel Pendennis, contained in a frontispiece: It starts:
Speed-the-Plow
French culinary dish
Moore. (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903): Vol. XIII, 778. William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Ch. 9. Webber, Andrew Lloyd (30 June 1981). Cats:
Foie_gras
1846–1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Book of Snobs is a collection of satirical works by William Makepeace Thackeray published in book form in 1848, the same year as his more famous Vanity
The_Book_of_Snobs
The son of Rev. Francis Thackeray and Mary Anne Shakespear, he was the first cousin of the novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray. He was educated at Marlborough
Edward_Thackeray
Genre of crime novels set in 1820s–1840s
controversy, and drew criticism in particular from the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, who satirised them in several of his novels and attacked the
Newgate_novel
Kubrick's Films and Their Literary Sources. Retrieved August 29, 2023. Hughes, William C. (2004). James Agee, Omnibus, and Mr. Lincoln: The Culture of Liberalism
Stanley_Kubrick_filmography
English actor and producer (born 1986)
2004 costume drama film Vanity Fair—an adaptation of a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray—in which he portrayed the son of Becky Sharp. However, his scenes
Robert_Pattinson
Gender-neutral English pronoun
from the original on 11 January 2022. Thackeray, William Makepeace (1868). The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: in 22 Volumes: Vanity fair. Vol. 2
Singular_they
English proverb
"Proverbs" in Encyclopædia Americana Volume 10 (1847), p. 382 William Makepeace Thackeray (1850). "Mr. and Mrs. Sam. Huxter". The History of Pendennis
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
There's_many_a_slip_'twixt_the_cup_and_the_lip
Gentlemen's club in London, England
many distinguished members from the literary world, including William Makepeace Thackeray and Arnold Bennett, the Reform played a role in some significant
Reform_Club
Character in Thackeray's Vanity Fair
herself as Rebecca, Lady Crawley, is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel Vanity Fair. She is presented as a cynical social
Becky_Sharp
District in London, England
lived from 1859 until her death in 1865 at 5 Princes Gardens. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), novelist, lived at 36 Onslow Square from 1853 to
South_Kensington
1894 novel by George du Maurier
character of Little Billee is a reference to an eponymous ballad by William Makepeace Thackeray. The late nineteenth-century novelist George Gissing read the
Trilby_(novel)
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
favourite authors included Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray and former Royal Navy officer Frederick Marryat, and their works
Roald_Dahl
1852 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
of one partner by the other. Men's Wives (1852) is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. Men's Wives at Project Gutenberg Men's wives at internet archive
Men's_Wives
1846 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Mrs. Perkins's Ball is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, published under the pseudonym "M. A. Titmarsh" in 1846. Mrs. Perkins's Ball was published
Mrs._Perkins's_Ball
British book publisher
Letters, A Family Record by William and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh, 1913 The Adventures Of Philip by William Makepeace Thackeray, 1899 The old South Sea-House
Smith,_Elder_&_Co.
English novelist and biographer (1938–2016)
Forster also wrote fictionalised biographies of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1978) and the artist Gwen John (2006). Significant Sisters (1984)
Margaret_Forster
Garden square in South Kensington, London, England
sister Mary Wemyss lived at number 16 as children. The novelist William Makepeace Thackeray lived at 36 Onslow Square from 1853 to 1860. Here he wrote the
Onslow_Square
English novelist and poet (1816–1855)
themes in their writings. Charlotte was also acquainted with William Makepeace Thackeray and G. H. Lewes. In spite of this, she never left Haworth for
Charlotte_Brontë
Topics referred to by the same term
up Thackeray in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. Thackeray may
Thackeray_(disambiguation)
Swiss valet and murderer (1816-1840)
around 40,000 witnessed his death, including Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. Courvoisier was born in the small village of Mont-la-Ville,
François_Benjamin_Courvoisier
English literary magazine, 1860–1975
65 Cornhill in London. In the 1860s, under the editorship of William Makepeace Thackeray, the paper's large circulation peaked around 110,000. Due to
The_Cornhill_Magazine
Type of literary work
Felix) (1837) Henri Murger – Scenes of Bohemian Life (1849) William Makepeace Thackeray – A Shabby Genteel Story (1857) (unfinished) Jane Austen – The
Fragmentary_novel
British book illustrator
Pinafores: Being Nursery Rhymes Rewritten (Alston Rivers, 1931) William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair (novel)|Vanity Fair (Limited Editions Club NY, 1931)
John_Austen_(illustrator)
50-volume anthology of classic works from world literature
Walter Scott Vol. 5. WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY 1 Vanity Fair, part 1, by William Makepeace Thackeray Vol. 6. WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY 2 Vanity Fair, part
Harvard_Classics
Philanthropist and model, mother of Virginia Woolf
and through a mutual friend, Anne Thackeray (Anny, 1837–1919), the writer and daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray (see Stephen family tree). Stephen
Julia_Stephen
Carroll that proved to be the most popular, alongside the works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Kingsley, Jean Ingelow, and George Macdonald. By the
Society and culture of the Victorian era
Society_and_culture_of_the_Victorian_era
Painting by J. M. W. Turner
of Britain's bulwarks" as The Spectator put it. The novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, reviewing for Fraser's Magazine "in the form of mostly facetious
The_Fighting_Temeraire
Genre of fiction about fiction
Sartor Resartus (Thomas Carlyle, 1833–34), and Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray, 1847). Metafiction became particularly prominent in the 1960s
Metafiction
Green colour of dyed woollen cloth formerly originating in Lincoln, England
killed him first, and greased his whiskers with him afterwards." William Makepeace Thackeray in his 1848 novel Vanity Fair mentioned Lincoln green in Chapter
Lincoln_green
French term used in English
York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2013. William Makepeace Thackeray (1848), Vanity Fair. Colette (1945), Gigi. William Blatchford (editor) (1983), The Memoirs
Demimonde
English nursery rhyme
The historical novel The History of Henry Esmond (1852) by William Makepeace Thackeray compares one character, Isabel, to the "old woman of Banbury
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
Ride_a_cock_horse_to_Banbury_Cross
Satirical poem
butter. — William Makepeace Thackeray, "Sorrows of Werther" Thackeray, William Makepeace (1885). The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Smith, Elder
Sorrows_of_Werther
literature – The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – Anne Brontë; Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray; The Lady of the Camellias – Alexandre Dumas, fils; Yeast – Charles
List_of_years_in_literature
1922 British drama film
Douglas Munro. An adaptation of the 1848 novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, it was made as part of the "Tense Moments with Great Authors
Vanity_Fair_(1922_film)
(1895–1965) William Auerbach-Levy (1889–1964) William Austin (1721–1820) William Heath (1794–1840) William Hogarth (1697–1764) William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)
List_of_caricaturists
Amelia Thackeray, and thus a first cousin of novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. On 30 July 1872 he married Lady Ida Feilding, daughter of William Feilding
Malcolm_Low
English painter and illustrator (1860–1900)
Illustration by Hammond for the 1898 Service & Patton reissue of Vanity Fair by Thackeray. Page 029 Page 037 Page 082 Page 112 Page 141 Page 167 Page 236 Page 272
Chris_Hammond_(illustrator)
English circus owner (1742–1814)
mentioned in the popular fiction of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and William Makepeace Thackeray, among others. In Jane Austen's Emma, in chapter 54: "He delivered
Philip_Astley
Relative newcomer to a socioeconomic class
Lyndon, the protagonist of the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray. The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant tells the story of Madame
Parvenu
Dungeon used in 1756 to hold British and Indian prisoners
"I thought about the Black Hole of Calcutta." In Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray makes a reference to the Black Hole of Calcutta when describing
Black_Hole_of_Calcutta
1987 film by Jerzy Gruza
of the 1854 novel The Rose and the Ring by the British writer William Makepeace Thackeray. Katarzyna Figura as Rosalba Stefan Kazuro as Prince Giglio Katarzyna
Pierścień_i_róża
English audiobook narrator (1932–2005)
by luminaries of British literature such as Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Walter Scott, Thomas Hardy, George Orwell and W. Somerset
David_Frederick_Case
First editor of The Daily Telegraph
Constitutional from 1837 until 1838, where he worked alongside William Makepeace Thackeray and Douglas Jerrold. In 1838 he went north where he worked as
Thornton_Leigh_Hunt
19th-century English literary family
including Harriet Martineau and William Makepeace Thackeray, both of whom befriended her. Charlotte especially admired Thackeray, whose portrait, given to her
Brontë_family
American monthly music magazine
to Wenner to propose an idea drawn from Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray: to serialize a novel. Wenner offered Wolfe around $200,000 to
Rolling_Stone
British actress
James Purefoy, the film was based on the 19th century novel by William Makepeace Thackeray and it was directed by Mira Nair. The film received mixed reviews
Romola_Garai
Economic system based on private ownership
Dictionary (OED), in 1854, in the novel The Newcomes by novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, where the word meant "having ownership of capital". Also according
Capitalism
Novel that re-creates a social world
by Jane Austen Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray North and South (1855) and Wives and Daughters (1864) by Elizabeth
Novel_of_manners
English writer and biographer (1812–1876)
Dickens and part of Dickens's social circle, which included William Makepeace Thackeray, Wilkie Collins and Hans Christian Andersen. Forster was born
John_Forster_(biographer)
English clergyman and author
Francis Thackeray (1793 – 1842) was a Church of England clergyman and author. Thackeray was the sixth son of William Makepeace Thackeray (1749–1813) and
Francis_Thackeray
Surname list
footballer William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), British novelist, author and illustrator Detective Sergeant Lady Harriet "Harry" Makepeace, in Dempsey
Makepeace
Survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003
by John Wyndham Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy House of Leaves by Mark Z
The_Big_Read
1843 novella by Charles Dickens
toward the uncharitable ... a dainty dish to set before a King." William Makepeace Thackeray, writing in Fraser's Magazine, described the book as "a national
A_Christmas_Carol
Name list
team. Rosalba, a character in The Rose and the Ring, a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. Rosalba, a character in The Rose Rent, a mystery novel by Ellis
Rosalba
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
Edgar Quinet, Samuel Smiles, Tokutomi Sohō, Lord Tennyson, William Makepeace Thackeray, Anthony Trollope, Miguel de Unamuno, Alexandru Vlahuță and Vasile
Thomas_Carlyle
English author and journalist
serialized in The Dublin Magazine in 1860, caught the attention of William Makepeace Thackeray, who wrote to Hurton asking him to call. A Voyage from Leith
William_Hurton
Expression describing England or the United Kingdom
no other principles or sentiments but those of a shopkeeper. William Makepeace Thackeray turned the phrase back onto the continent in his classic Vanity
Nation_of_shopkeepers
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
Parliament as infinitely preferable to the Catholic pretender James. William Makepeace Thackeray indicates such ambivalent feelings as he wrote: His heart was
George_I_of_Great_Britain
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE-THACKERAY
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE-THACKERAY
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Killeen, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Swiss
Will Helmet; Resolute Protector; Will; Son of William
Male
German
 Variant spelling of German Kilian, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Boy/Male
German
Form of William; Resolute Protector
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam, which is itself a variant of William.
Female
English
Short form of English Lillian, LILLIA means "lily."
Boy/Male
Irish
cille means “â€associated with the church.â€â€ One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that Gosbert was going to leave her because their marriage was forbidden by the Church. The city of Wurzburg still celebrates a festival of mystery plays each year, known as Killianfest.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lilian, LILLIAN means "lily."
Boy/Male
German Teutonic Dutch
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person known for his skill at patching up quarrels, from Middle English make(n) ‘to make’ (Old English macian) + pais ‘peace’ (see Pace).
Male
English
English form of Norman French Willelm, WILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Roman Latin Jillian, GILLIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of William, from a central French form in which W is replaced by G.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American French Teutonic English German
Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A...
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Uilleam, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Male
English
 Pet form of English William, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Boy/Male
German American English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Boy/Male
British, English
Peace Maker
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE-THACKERAY
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE-THACKERAY
Girl/Female
Muslim
Flower, Kind of aromatic plant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Chapman ‘trader’, from West Saxon c̄pmann.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu
Bird
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Purity; Freshness; Clearness
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Parsi, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu, Traditional
Garden
Girl/Female
French
Cherry; cherry red.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Fortune
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Hope
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
God
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE-THACKERAY
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WILLIAM MAKEPEACE-THACKERAY
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WILLIAM MAKEPEACE-THACKERAY
a.
Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone.
n.
Willing acceptance.
n.
One who works at a willying machine.
a.
Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
n.
The power of willing or determining; will.
a.
Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Will
v. t.
Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.
adv.
Willing; disposed.
n.
A girl; esp., a wanton; a gill.
a.
Willing to receive counsel or follow advice.
n.
Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
v. t.
Spontaneous; self-moved.
n.
Alt. of Willywaw
a.
Willing; ready to agree or consent.
a.
Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
a.
Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.
v. t.
Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.
a.
Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing.
n.
A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.