Dictionary Entry
voluntary
voluntary is a 9-letter English word with 14 senses as transitive verb, noun, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 14 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3transitive verb
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.
- 4transitive verb
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.
- 5transitive verb
Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
- 6transitive verb
Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
- 7transitive verb
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
- 8noun
One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
- 9noun
A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
- 10noun
One who advocates voluntaryism.
- 11noun
composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
- 12noun
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
Synonyms
- 13adjective
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
"man is a voluntary agent"
"participation was voluntary"
- 14adjective
controlled by individual volition
"voluntary motions"
"voluntary muscles"
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