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volontaire.

voluntary, deliberate

10 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/

  1. voluntary, deliberate

  2. volunteer

    Qui est volontaire pour faire la vaisselle?

  3. determined

  4. wilful

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French voluntaire, from late Old French voluntaire, borrowed from Latin voluntārius (“voluntary; volunteer”), from voluntās (“free will”), from volō, velle (“wish, intend”). Compare volontiers, inherited from a related word.

noun/vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/

  1. volunteer

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French voluntaire, from late Old French voluntaire, borrowed from Latin voluntārius (“voluntary; volunteer”), from voluntās (“free will”), from volō, velle (“wish, intend”). Compare volontiers, inherited from a related word.

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