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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vol•un•tar•y /ˈvɑlənˌtɛri/USA pronunciation adj. - done, made, brought about, or performed through or by one's will or one's own free choice:a voluntary contribution.
- controlled by the will:voluntary muscle movements.
- done by or made up of volunteers:voluntary workers; voluntary hospitals.
- Law
- acting or done without being forced.
- done by intention and not by accident:voluntary manslaughter.
vol•un•tar•i•ly /ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli, ˈvɑlənˌtɛr-/USA pronunciation adv. See -vol-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vol•un•tar•y (vol′ən ter′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tar•ies. adj. - done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice:a voluntary contribution.
- of, pertaining to, or acting in accord with the will:voluntary cooperation.
- of, pertaining to, or depending on voluntary action:voluntary hospitals.
- Law
- acting or done without compulsion or obligation.
- done by intention, and not by accident:voluntary manslaughter.
- made without valuable consideration:a voluntary settlement.
- Physiologysubject to or controlled by the will.
- having the power of willing or choosing:a voluntary agent.
- proceeding from a natural impulse; spontaneous:voluntary laughter.
n. - something done voluntarily.
- Music and Dancea piece of music, frequently spontaneous and improvised, performed as a prelude to a larger work, esp. a piece of organ music performed before, during, or after an office of the church.
- Latin voluntārius, equivalent. to volunt(ās) willingness, inclination (ultimately representing a formation with -tās -ty2 on the present participle of velle to want, wish; see will1, -ent) + -ārius -ary
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged considered, purposeful, planned, intended, designed. See deliberate.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged free, unforced, natural, unconstrained. Voluntary, spontaneous agree in applying to something that is a natural outgrowth or natural expression arising from circumstances and conditions. Voluntary implies having given previous consideration, or having exercised judgment:a voluntary confession; a voluntary movement; The offer was a voluntary one.Something that is spontaneous arises as if by itself from the nature of the circumstances or condition:spontaneous applause, combustion, expression of admiration.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: voluntary /ˈvɒləntərɪ -trɪ/ adj - performed, undertaken, or brought about by free choice, willingly, or without being asked: a voluntary donation
- (of persons) serving or acting in a specified function of one's own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration: a voluntary social worker
- done by, composed of, or functioning with the aid of volunteers: a voluntary association
- endowed with, exercising, or having the faculty of willing: a voluntary agent
- arising from natural impulse; spontaneous: voluntary laughter
- acting or done without legal obligation, compulsion, or persuasion
- made without payment or recompense in any form: a voluntary conveyance
- (of the muscles of the limbs, neck, etc) having their action controlled by the will
- maintained or provided by the voluntary actions or contributions of individuals and not by the state: voluntary schools, the voluntary system
n ( pl -taries)- a composition or improvisation, usually for organ, played at the beginning or end of a church service
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin voluntārius, from voluntās will, from velle to wishvolunˈtarily adv |