voluntary.
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Meaning & usage
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Done by design or intention; intentional.
If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
Working or done without payment.
Wikimedia is a voluntary service.
Endowed with the power of willing.
Of or relating to voluntarism.
a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church
Where this word comes from
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”).
Voluntarily.
Where this word comes from
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”).
A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
A volunteer.
A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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