Wilt vs. Will — What's the Difference?

Loss of rigidity in plants, typically due to water shortage.

The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action.

To become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease.

A document stating how a person's possessions should be distributed after death.

To lose energy or vigor.

Determination or resolve.

A plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling.

A desire or wish.

A general decline or failure.

The act of intending to do something.

To become limp or flaccid; droop

The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action

To feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly

Diligent purposefulness; determination

To cause to droop or lose freshness

Self-control; self-discipline

To deprive of energy or vigor; fatigue or exhaust

A desire, purpose, or determination, especially of one in authority

The action of wilting or the state of being wilted.

Deliberate intention or wish

Any of various plant diseases characterized by slow or rapid collapse of terminal shoots, branches, or entire plants.

Free discretion; inclination or pleasure

(intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

Bearing or attitude toward others; disposition

(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.

A legal declaration of how a person wishes their personal possessions to be disposed of after death.

(transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).

A legally executed document containing this declaration.

(transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

To decide on or intend

En-archaic second-person singular of will

To yearn for; desire

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

To decree, dictate, or order

(plant disease) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

To induce or try to induce by sheer force of will

To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither.

To grant in a legal will; bequeath

To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant.

To order to direct in a legal will

Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of.

To exercise the will.

Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots

To make a choice; choose

Causing to become limp or drooping

To wish; desire

Lose strength;

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Become limp;

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

(auxiliary) To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in questions and negation.

To wish, desire (something).

To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

(archaic) Implying will go.

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

(transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

(transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.

One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.

The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.

One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.

Firmity of purpose, fixity of intent

(law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.

(archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.

(archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)

The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects.

The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.

The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.

Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.

That which is strongly wished or desired.

Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine.

The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1.

To wish; to desire; to incline to have.

As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.

To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.

To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.

To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order.

To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.

To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.

The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention;

A fixed and persistent intent or purpose;

A legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

Decree or ordain;

Have in mind;

Determine by choice;

Leave or give by will after one's death;

Yes, factors like social influence, stress, and health can impact a person's will.

Will can be strengthened through practice, such as setting and achieving goals.

No, plants do not have the cognitive capacities to exhibit will.

Plants wilt due to lack of water, excessive heat, or disease.

Will plays a crucial role in decision-making and self-control in daily life.

The scientific study of will is part of psychology and neuroscience.

Yes, wilt can often be reversed with proper watering and care.

Will implies a decision and action, while a wish is generally a desire without a commitment to act.

Yes, will is a concept associated primarily with human psychology.

A will is important for legally determining how an individual’s assets are distributed after death.

Gardeners deal with wilt by ensuring adequate water supply and treating diseases.

Yes, wilt can significantly reduce the yield and health of a plant.

Ensuring a will is legally valid and clearly written helps guarantee it is followed.

Yes, certain types of wilt are specific to particular plant species, like Fusarium wilt in tomatoes.

Philosophical theories about will include determinism, free will, and compatibilism.