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Definitions for Volition

[1] the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
[2] a choice or decision made by the will.
[3] the power of willing; will.
[4] the act of exercising the will of one's own volition
[5] the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will
[6] the resulting choice or resolution
[7] philosophy an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about

Words related to Volition

desire, accord, selection, option, willingness, wish, preference, choice, will, determination, election, discretion, resolution, purpose, choosing, conation

Words nearby Volition

volga river, volga tatar, volgograd, volitant, volitation, volition, volitional tremor, volitive, volk, volkmann, volkmann's canal

Origin of Volition

1605–15; < Medieval Latin volitiōn- (stem of volitiō ), equivalent to vol- (variant stem of velle to want, wish; see will1) + -itiōn- -ition

Other words from Volition

vo·li·tion·al , vo·li·tion·ar·y [voh-lish -uh -ner-ee] /voʊˈlɪʃ əˌnɛr i/ , adjective
vo·li·tion·al·ly , adverb
non·vo·li·tion , noun
non·vo·li·tion·al , adjective
pre·vo·li·tion·al , adjective
su·per·vo·li·tion , noun
un·vo·li·tion·al , adjective
vo•li′ tion•al adj.

Word origin for Volition

C17: from Medieval Latin volitiō, from Latin vol- as in volō I will, present stem of velle to wish

Synonyms for Volition

accord, choice, desire, determination, discretion, election, option, preference, purpose, resolution, selection, will, willingness, wish, choosing, conation