Canadian English Meaning of voluntary
voluntary
Other Canadian English words related to voluntary
Nearest Words of voluntary
- voluntary muscle => Voluntary muscle
- voluntaryism => volunteerism
- volunteer => volunteer
- volunteer navy => Volunteer navy
- volunteer state => Volunteer State
- volunteered => volunteered
- volunteering => volunteering
- volunteers of america => Volunteers of America
- voluptuaries => voluptuaries
- voluptuary => voluptuary
Definitions and Meaning of voluntary in English
voluntary (n)
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
voluntary (a)
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
controlled by individual volition
voluntary (v. t.)
Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
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.
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.
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.
Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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.
A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
One who advocates voluntaryism.
FAQs About the word voluntary
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voluntarism => voluntarism, voluntariness => Willingness, voluntarily => voluntarily, voluntaries => volunteers, volund => Volund,
