voluntary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvɒl.ən.t(ɛ)ɹi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˈvɔl.ən.tɹi/ (Australia)
- /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ (New-Zealand)
- [voˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri] Ghana
- [ˈvɔ̟l.ən.tɹi] (New-Zealand)
- /ˌvo.lɔnˈtɛ.ri/
Etymology
From Middle English voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), from voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), from volēns, present participle of volo (“to will”). Displaced native Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”).
Meanings
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Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
She fell, to lust a voluntary prey.
1726, Alexander, transl. Pope, “Book III”, in The Odyssey, translation of original by Homer, line 345; republished in The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902, page 540: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.
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Done by design or intention; intentional.
If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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Working or done without payment.
Wikimedia is a voluntary service.
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Endowed with the power of willing.
[…] God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary agent, intending before-hand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
1594, Richard Hooker, “Book 1”, in Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, London: John Walthoe et al, published 1782, page 5:
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Of or relating to voluntarism.
a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most voluntary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more voluntary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
accidental (antonym(s) of “done by design or intention”) · salaried (antonym(s) of “done without payment”) · compulsory (antonym(s) of) · antonym(s) of · paid (antonym(s) of “done without payment”) · obligatory
Deriveds
voluntary aided school · individual voluntary arrangement · unvoluntary · voluntary movement · volcel · voluntaryist · voluntary waste · voluntaristic · volun-told · voluntariness · voluntary controlled school · nonvoluntary · voluntary work · voluntarily · voluntary agent · voluntary muscle · voluntary jurisdiction · semivoluntary · voluntary manslaughter
Relateds
Synonyms
volitional · unpaid (done without payment) · unsalaried (done without payment) · intentional · unwaged (done without payment) · honorary (done without payment) · autonomous (endowed with the power of willing) · spontaneous (endowed with the power of willing) · pro bono (done without payment) · optional · willful · intentional (done by design or intention) · discretionary
Translations (108)
fi vapaaehtoinen (working or done without payment) · de ehrenamtlich (working or done without payment) · pt voluntário (of or relating to voluntaryism) · got 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · kmr xwewîst (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · tr istemli (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · ka თვითნებური (done by design or intention; intentional) · pl zamierzony (done by design or intention; intentional) · ca voluntari (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · gl voluntario (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · tl pakusa (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hi स्वेच्छा (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · pl woluntarystyczny (of or relating to voluntaryism) · id sukarela (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · bg безплатен (working or done without payment) · pt voluntário (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · uz ixtiyoriy (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · it di propria iniziativa (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hi स्वैच्छिक (done by design or intention; intentional) · cs dobrovolný (working or done without payment) · sv frivillig (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · fi talkoo- (working or done without payment) · it deliberato (done by design or intention; intentional) · fr bénévole (working or done without payment) · fi tahallinen (done by design or intention; intentional) · grc ἑκούσιος (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · bn নফল (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · io volunta (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · fr volontaire (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · it voluto (done by design or intention; intentional) · fi omaehtoinen (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · pt voluntário (working or done without payment) · io voluntanta (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · pl świadomy (endowed with the power of will) · hu akaratlagos (done by design or intention; intentional) · nrf volontaithe (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · it gratuito (working or done without payment) · ang selfwille (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · it volontario (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hu szándékos (done by design or intention; intentional) · es voluntario (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · el εθελούσιος (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · pl ochotniczy (working or done without payment) · sq vullnetar (of or relating to voluntaryism) · gd saor-thoileach (working or done without payment) · ia voluntari (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · pl dobrowolny (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · it volenteroso (of or relating to voluntaryism) · nl vrijwillig (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · tr kasti (done by design or intention; intentional) · pl celowy (done by design or intention; intentional) · fi vapaa- (of or relating to voluntaryism) · is frjáls (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · ro voit (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hu fizetetlen (working or done without payment) · la voluntarius (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · sl prostovoljen (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · sq vullnetar (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · sl prostovoljen (working or done without payment) · el προαιρετικός (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · cs dobrovolný (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · pl umyślny (done by design or intention; intentional) · el εκούσιος (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · ka მოხალისეობრივი (working or done without payment) · ka განზრახული (done by design or intention; intentional) · sl nameren (done by design or intention; intentional) · bg доброво́лен (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · te స్వచ్ఛంద (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · id rela hati (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · la ultrōneus (done by design or intention; intentional) · fi vapaaehtois- (working or done without payment) · no frivillig (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · fi halukas (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hu fizetés nélküli (working or done without payment) · id volunter (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · ja 志願して (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · sl prostovoljski (working or done without payment) · el εθελοντικός (working or done without payment) · ru доброво́льный (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · id swakarsa (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · de ohne Bezahlung (working or done without payment) · it spontaneo (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · tr istemli (done by design or intention; intentional) · it intenzionale (done by design or intention; intentional) · tr kasıtlı (done by design or intention; intentional) · fi vapaaehtois- (of or relating to voluntaryism) · pt voluntário (done by design or intention; intentional) · az könüllü (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · lv brīvprātīgs (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · ml സ്വമേധയാ (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hu önkéntes (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · fi tahdollinen (endowed with the power of will) · bg умишлен (done by design or intention; intentional) · ka შეგნებული (done by design or intention; intentional) · uk доброві́льний (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hy կամավոր (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · gd saor-thoileach (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · el εθελοντικός (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · hu önkéntes (working or done without payment) · ro benevol (working or done without payment) · ka ნებაყოფლობითი (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · de freiwillig (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · it volontario (working or done without payment) · ro voluntar (working or done without payment) · fi suunniteltu (done by design or intention; intentional) · io voluntala (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · fi vapaaehtoinen (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) · eo volonta (done, given, or acting of one's own free will)