voluntary
adjective
1. of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
- man is a voluntary agent
- participation was voluntary
- voluntary manslaughter
Similar word(s): conscious, intended, wilful, willful, freewill, uncoerced, unforced, willing, unpaid, volunteer, willing
2. controlled by individual volition
- voluntary motions
- voluntary muscles
Sentences with voluntary as an adjective:
- If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
- a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church
adverb
1. (obsolete) Voluntarily.
noun
1. (military) a person who freely enlists for service
Similar word(s): volunteer
Definition categories: person, man, serviceman
2. composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
Definition categories: communication, solo