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volition
English
Etymology
From French volition, from Medieval Latin voliti? (“will, volition”), from Latin vol? (“to wish; to want; to mean or intend”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh?- (“to choose; to want”)) + -ti? (“suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (“suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verbs”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /v??l??(?)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /vo??l??(?)n/
- Rhymes: -???n
- Hyphenation: vo?li?tion
Noun
volition (countable and uncountable, plural volitions)
- A conscious choice or decision. [from early 17th c.]
- The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
- (linguistics) A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something.
Derived terms
- volitional
- volitionally
Related terms
- voluntarism
- voluntarist
- volunteer
Translations
Further reading
- volition (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- volition (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- volition (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- volition in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- volition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin voliti? (“will, volition”), from Latin vol? (“I wish, I will”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?.li.sj??/
Noun
volition f (plural volitions)
- (philosophy, psychology) volition
See also
- volonté
Further reading
- “volition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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voluntary
English
Etymology
From Middle English *voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin volunt?rius (“willing, of free will”), from volunt?s (“will, choice, desire”), from vol?ns, present participle of volo (“to will”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?v?.l?n.t?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?v?.l?n?t?.?i/
- Hyphenation: vol?un?ta?ry
Adjective
voluntary (comparative more voluntary, superlative most voluntary)
- Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
- September 10, 1828, Nathaniel William Taylor, Sermon delivered in the Chapel of Yale College
- That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy.
- September 10, 1828, Nathaniel William Taylor, Sermon delivered in the Chapel of Yale College
- Done by design or intention; intentional.
- If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
- Working or done without payment.
- Endowed with the power of willing.
- Of or relating to voluntarism.
- a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church
Synonyms
- (acting of one's own free will): discretionary, optional, volitional; See also Thesaurus:optional
- (done by design or intention): intentional, willful
- (done without payment): honorary, pro bono, unpaid, unsalaried, unwaged
- (endowed with the power of willing): autonomous, spontaneous
Antonyms
- (all): involuntary
- (acting of one's own free will): compulsory, obligatory; See also Thesaurus:compulsory
- (done by design or intention): accidental
- (done without payment): paid, salaried
Derived terms
- voluntarily
- voluntary aided school
- voluntary controlled school
- voluntary manslaughter
Related terms
- voluntarism
- voluntarist
Translations
Adverb
voluntary (comparative more voluntary, superlative most voluntary)
- (obsolete) Voluntarily.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
- And all that els was pretious and deare, / The sea unto him voluntary brings [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
Noun
voluntary (plural voluntaries)
- (music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
- A volunteer.
- A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
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