voluntary

Meaning

Adj

1. Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
2. Done by design or intention; intentional.
3. Working or done without payment.
4. Endowed with the power of willing.
5. Of or relating to voluntarism.

Adv

Voluntarily.

Noun

1. A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
2. A volunteer.
3. A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.

Synonyms

volunteer

willing

optional

spontaneous

deliberate

unpaid

intentional

volitional

free-will

military volunteer

independent

wilful

sympathizer

ex gratia

intended

natural

obligation

optionally

reciprocity

self

self-imposed

social

alone

unasked

uncoerced

unforced

ungrudging

unsolicited

voluntarily

willed

willful

willingness

mutual help

sympathiser

amateur

automatically

autonomous

commitment

discretionary

duty

elective

facultative

freewill

gratuitous

honorary

industrious

instinctive

Translations

volontaire

volontario

voluntario

voluntário

vrijwillig

freiwillig

bénévole

voluntari

spontaneo

εθελοντικός

gönüllü

spontané

θεληματικός

voluntarius

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *voluntarie

In summary

From Middle English *voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), from voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), from volēns, present participle of volo (“to will”). Displaced native Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”).