French Meaning of voluntary

volontaire

Other French words related to volontaire

Definitions and Meaning of voluntary in English

Wordnet

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

Wordnet

voluntary (a)

of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled

controlled by individual volition

Webster

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.

Webster

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

volontaire

(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 rel

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voluntarism => volontarisme, voluntariness => Volontariat, voluntarily => volontairement, voluntaries => volontaires, volund => Volund,