volition

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A conscious choice or decision.
2. (countable, uncountable) The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
3. (countable, uncountable) A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something.

Synonyms

will

determination

intention

desire

intent

willing

pleasure

wish

fondness

free will

illness

inclination

infirmity

judgement

liking

madness

motive

namely

resolution

self-command

self-will

taste

thought

💭

willpower

will power

worry

affection

death

💀

memory

mental resolve

adoration

bulesis

choice

conation

decision

delirium

determined

discernment

election

Translations

volonté

volition

Wille

voluntad

wil

vontade

volontà

θέληση

volición

Willensäußerung

βούληση

wilskracht

Wollen

arbitrio

volizione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

From French volition, from Medieval Latin volitiō (“will, volition”), from Latin volō (“to wish; to want; to mean or intend”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose; to want”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verbs)).