lief

1. 1.

   in a willing manner

   “this was gladly agreed to”

   “I would fain do it”

   Synonymsgladlyfain

Questions about lief

What does lief mean?

lief means "in a willing manner".

How many syllables are in lief?

lief has 1 syllable: lief. In IPA it is /ˈlif/.

What is another word for lief?

Close synonyms include gladly, fain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lief a common word?

lief is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.