Voluntariness(n.)
- The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will.
Voluntarinesses
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Voluntarious
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Voluntary(v. t.)
- Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
Voluntary(v. t.)
- Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
Voluntary(v. t.)
- Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
Voluntary(v. t.)
- Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.
Voluntary(v. t.)
- Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
Voluntary(v. t.)
- Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
Voluntary(v. t.)
- Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
Voluntary(n.)
- One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
Voluntary(n.)
- A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.