vrijwillig

Meaning

voluntary, of one's own accord, of one's own free will

Concepts

voluntary

voluntarily

willing

optionally

spontaneously

free

🆓

unsolicited

volunteer

unforcedly

freewill

honorary

Synonyms

uit vrije wil

gewillig

uit eigen wil

voluntarius

Translations

freiwillig

volontaire

voluntário

volontariamente

volontario

voluntariamente

εθελοντικός

bénévolement

voluntariamente

voluntario

willig

εθελοντικά

espontâneo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌvrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.ləx/

Etymology

Attested since the early sixteenth century, from vrije wil (“free will”) + -ig (“-y”), probably a calque of German freiwillig, which appeared somewhat earlier.