Grep  of  noun  voluntary 
  voluntary 
  voluntary  muscle 
 
  Overview  of  noun  voluntary 
 
  The  noun  voluntary  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  volunteer,  military  volunteer,  voluntary  --  (a  person  who  freely  enlist  for  military  service) 
  2.  voluntary  --  (composition  (often  improvised)  for  a  solo  instrument  (especially  solo  organ)  and  not  a  regular  part  of  a  service  or  performance) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  voluntary 
 
  The  adj  voluntary  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  voluntary  --  (of  your  own  free  will  or  design;  not  forced  or  compelled;  "man  is  a  voluntary  agent";  "participation  was  voluntary";  "voluntary  manslaughter";  "voluntary  generosity  in  times  of  disaster";  "voluntary  social  workers";  "a  voluntary  confession") 
  2.  voluntary  --  ((physiology)  controlled  by  individual  volition;  "voluntary  motions";  "voluntary  muscles") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  voluntary 
 
  2  senses  of  voluntary 
 
  Sense  1 
  voluntary  (vs.  involuntary) 
 
  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary),  nonvoluntary,  unvoluntary 
  =>  driven,  goaded 
  =>  forced 
  =>  unconscious 
  =>  unwilled 
  =>  unwilling 
 
  Sense  2 
  voluntary  (vs.  involuntary) 
 
  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary) 
  =>  automatic,  reflex(postnominal),  reflexive 
  =>  autonomic 
  =>  vegetative 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  voluntary 
 
  2  senses  of  voluntary 
 
  Sense  1 
  voluntary  (vs.  involuntary) 
  =>  by  choice(prenominal) 
  =>  freewill 
  =>  intentional,  willful,  wilful 
  =>  self-imposed 
  =>  uncoerced,  unforced,  willing 
  =>  unpaid,  volunteer(postnominal) 
  =>  volitional 
  Also  See->  conscious#2;  willing#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  voluntary  (vs.  involuntary) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  voluntary 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  voluntary 
 
  voluntary  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  voluntary 
  involuntary 
  nonvoluntary 
  unvoluntary 
  voluntary 
 
  Overview  of  noun  voluntary 
 
  The  noun  voluntary  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  volunteer,  military  volunteer,  voluntary  --  (a  person  who  freely  enlist  for  military  service) 
  2.  voluntary  --  (composition  (often  improvised)  for  a  solo  instrument  (especially  solo  organ)  and  not  a  regular  part  of  a  service  or  performance) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  voluntary 
 
  The  adj  voluntary  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  voluntary  --  (of  your  own  free  will  or  design;  not  forced  or  compelled;  "man  is  a  voluntary  agent";  "participation  was  voluntary";  "voluntary  manslaughter";  "voluntary  generosity  in  times  of  disaster";  "voluntary  social  workers";  "a  voluntary  confession") 
  2.  voluntary  --  ((physiology)  controlled  by  individual  volition;  "voluntary  motions";  "voluntary  muscles") 

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