Pronunciation Adjective
voluntary
- Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
- That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy.
- 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.
- Endowed with the power of willing.
- Of or relating to voluntarism.
- a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church
- (acting of one's own free will) discretionary, optional, volitional; See also Thesaurus:optional
- (done by design or intention) intentional, willful
- (done without payment) honorary, pro bono, unpaid, unsalaried, unwaged
- (endowed with the power of willing) autonomous, spontaneous
- (all) involuntary
- (acting of one's own free will) compulsory, obligatory; See also Thesaurus:compulsory
- (done by design or intention) accidental
- (done without payment) paid, salaried
- French: volontaire
- German: freiwillig
- Italian: spontaneo, volontario, di propria iniziativa
- Portuguese: voluntário
- Russian: доброво́льный
- Spanish: voluntario
- Italian: intenzionale, deliberato, voluto
- Portuguese: voluntário
- French: bénévole
- German: ohne Bezahlung (without payment), ehrenamtlich (honorary)
- Italian: volontario, gratuito
- Portuguese: voluntário
- Italian: volenteroso
- Portuguese: voluntário
voluntary
- (obsolete) Voluntarily.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
- And all that els was pretious and deare, / The sea unto him voluntary brings [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
voluntary (plural voluntaries)
- (music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
- A volunteer.
- A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
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