Definitions for voluntary

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voluntary vol·un·tar·y

Spelling: [vol-uh n-ter-ee]

IPA: /ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr i/

Voluntary is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 326 anagrams from letters in voluntary (alnortuvy).

Definitions for voluntary

noun

1. something done voluntarily.
2. a piece of music, frequently spontaneous and improvised, performed as a prelude to a larger work, especially a piece of organ music performed before, during, or after an office of the church.

adjective

1. done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice:
2. of, relating to, or acting in accord with the will:
3. of, relating to, or depending on voluntary action:
4. Law. acting or done without compulsion or obligation. done by intention, and not by accident: made without valuable consideration:
5. Physiology. subject to or controlled by the will.
6. having the power of willing or choosing:
7. proceeding from a natural impulse; spontaneous:

Origin of voluntary

1350-1400; Middle English Latin voluntārius, equivalent to volunt(ās) willingness, inclination (ultimately representing a formation with -tās -ty² on the pre

Examples for voluntary

White had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the lightest possible sentence for his crime.

Homicides may be divided into voluntary and involuntary: and first of involuntary homicide.

For what is meant by liberty, when applied to voluntary actions?

Certification is voluntary only insofar as work as a physician is voluntary.

UNRWA is funded by voluntary contributions, but Arab and predominantly Islamic nations are rarely among the top donors.

The Non-GMO Project, on the other hand, provides a voluntary way for manufacturers to declare themselves GMO free.

In so far as actions are voluntary, the doctrine is self-evident.

Our world is in so many ways more based on voluntary exchange than ever before.

Now the voluntary cannot be the involuntary; and if you two come to me and say, 'Then shall we legislate for our city?'

A sick bed's a hard place for one who has no kind and voluntary attention.