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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
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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