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voluntary |
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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