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Showing words for VOLUNTARY using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Voluntary

voluntary

7 Letter Words for Voluntary

avoutry, ovulary, tournay, unroyal, volunty

6 Letter Words for Voluntary

altoun, aroynt, auntly, latoun, latron, layout, lontar, louvar, lunary, lutany, notary, outlay, outran, outray, ovular, rotula, tauryl, taylor, tornal, torula, travoy, unoral, uranyl, vaulty, vaunty, volant, volary, voluta, vorant, votary, yaourt

5 Letter Words for Voluntary

alout, altun, anour, anury, arnut, artly, artou, arulo, atony, atour, auryl, autor, avour, ayont, laron, laton, latro, laury, loran, lotan, louty, lovat, lunar, lutra, lyart, notal, noyau, nurly, onlay, ontal, orant, orval, otary, outly, outra, ovant, ovary, ranty, rayon, rotal, rotan, royal, runty, rutyl, talon, tauon, tavoy, tolan, tolar, tonal, toral, toran, tourn, tovar, trona, trouv, truly, tuarn, tunal, turvy, tyran, tyrol, ulnar, ultra, unary, unlay, unray, untar, urnal, valor, vault, vaunt, volar, volta, votal, yarto, yourn, yourt, yulan, yurta

4 Letter Words for Voluntary

alto, antu, anyu, arno, arty, arvo, aryl, atry, aunt, auto, avoy, lant, larn, laun, laur, lavy, loan, lora, lorn, lory, lota, loun, lour, lout, loyn, luna, lunt, luny, lura, lyon, lyra, nary, natl, nato, natr, natu, naur, naut, navy, nolt, nota, noul, nout, nova, nurl, oary, oaty, only, oral, oran, orly, orna, ourn, outa, outr, oval, rant, rato, ratu, raun, roan, ront, rota, rotl, roua, roul, roun, rout, royt, ruly, runt, ruta, ryal, rynt, ryot, tarn, taro, taun, taur, tola, tolu, tony, torn, toru, toun, tour, trav, tray, trna, tron, troy, trun, tuan, tula, tuna, tuno, tuny, turn, tyro, ulan, ulna, ulta, ulto, ulva, unal, unta, unto, ural, uran, urao, urna, urol, urva, uval, vant, vary, vatu, vaut, vayu, voar, vola, volt, vota, vuln, yalu, yarl, yarn, yont, your, yuan, yurt

3 Letter Words for Voluntary

aln, alo, alt, aly, ant, anu, any, aor, arn, art, aru, ary, aul, avn, avo, ayr, ayu, lan, lao, lar, lat, lav, lay, lnr, loa, lor, lot, loy, ltr, luo, lur, lut, lyn, nar, nat, nav, nay, noa, nol, nor, not, nov, noy, nul, nur, nut, oar, oat, ola, ona, ont, ony, ora, orl, ort, ory, our, out, ova, ran, rat, ray, rly, rna, ron, rot, run, rut, rya, tal, tan, tao, tar, tau, tav, tay, tln, tlo, tlr, toa, tol, ton, tor, tou, tov, toy, tra, try, tua, tun, tur, tuy, tyr, ula, ult, una, unl, ura, urn, uta, uva, val, van, var, vat, vau, vly, vol, von, vor, yan, yar, yat, yon, yor, yot, you

Definitions for Voluntary

[1] done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
[2] of, relating to, or acting in accord with the will: voluntary cooperation.
[3] of, relating to, or depending on voluntary action: voluntary hospitals.
[4] Law . acting or done without compulsion or obligation. done by intention, and not by accident: voluntary manslaughter. made without valuable consideration: a voluntary settlement.
[5] Physiology . subject to or controlled by the will.
[6] having the power of willing or choosing: a voluntary agent.
[7] proceeding from a natural impulse; spontaneous: voluntary laughter.
[8] something done voluntarily.
[9] a piece of music, frequently spontaneous and improvised, performed as a prelude to a larger work, especially a piece of organ music performed before, during, or after an office of the church.
[10] performed, undertaken, or brought about by free choice, willingly, or without being asked a voluntary donation
[11] (of persons) serving or acting in a specified function of one's own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration a voluntary social worker
[12] done by, composed of, or functioning with the aid of volunteers a voluntary association
[13] endowed with, exercising, or having the faculty of willing a voluntary agent
[14] arising from natural impulse; spontaneous voluntary laughter
[15] law acting or done without legal obligation, compulsion, or persuasion made without payment or recompense in any form a voluntary conveyance
[16] (of the muscles of the limbs, neck, etc) having their action controlled by the will
[17] maintained or provided by the voluntary actions or contributions of individuals and not by the state voluntary schools ; the voluntary system
[18] music a composition or improvisation, usually for organ, played at the beginning or end of a church service
[19] work done without compulsion
[20] obsolete a volunteer, esp in an army

Words related to Voluntary

spontaneous, chosen, independent, free, volunteer, autonomous, deliberate, elected, freely, gratuitous, honorary, intended, intentional, optional, unasked, unpaid, volitional, willful, uncompelled, unconstrained

Words nearby Voluntary

volumetric efficiency, volumetric solution, voluminous, volund, voluntarism, voluntary, voluntary abortion, voluntary aid detachment, voluntary arrangement, voluntary association, voluntary muscle

Origin of Voluntary

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin voluntārius, equivalent to volunt(ās ) willingness, inclination (ultimately representing a formation with -tās -ty2 on the present participle of velle to want, wish; see will1, -ent) + -ārius -ary

Other words from Voluntary

vol·un·tar·i·ly [vol-uh n-tair -uh -lee, vol -uh n-ter-] /ˌvɒl ənˈtɛər ə li, ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr-/ , adverb
vol·un·tar·i·ness , noun
non·vol·un·tar·y , adjective
sem·i·vol·un·tar·y , adjective
un·vol·un·tar·i·ly , adverb
un·vol·un·tar·y , adjective

Word origin for Voluntary

C14: from Latin voluntārius, from voluntās will, from velle to wish

Synonyms for Voluntary

spontaneous, chosen, free, independent, volunteer, autonomous, deliberate, designful, discretional, elected, free-willed, freely, gratuitous, honorary, intended, intentional, opted, optional, unasked, unbidden, uncompelled, unconstrained, unforced, unpaid, unprescribed, volitional, willed, willful, wished, witting