Definition of voluntary

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Voluntary (v. t.) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration..

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Delacrymation :: Delacrymation (n.) An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes.
Voluntariness :: Voluntariness (n.) The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will..
Stringiness :: Stringhalt (n.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock..
Nystagmus :: Nystagmus (n.) A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.
Voluntary :: Voluntary (v. t.) Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter..
Volunteer :: Volunteer (a.) A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom, or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made..
Prisoner :: Prisoner (n.) A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court..
Concourse :: Concourse (n.) An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place.
Accord :: Accord (v. t.) Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by own; as, of one's own accord..
Servitude :: Servitude (n.) The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of slavish dependence..
Voluntarily :: Voluntarily (adv.) In a voluntary manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.
Automatical :: Automatical (a.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as, automatic movements or functions..
Spontaneous :: Spontaneity (n.) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigor and refreshment..
Mancipation :: Mancipation (n.) Slavery; involuntary servitude.
Voluntaryism :: Voluntaryism (n.) The principle of supporting a religious system and its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by the aid or patronage of the state..
Constrained :: Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone..
Instinct :: Instinct (a.) Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished..
Soul :: Soul (n.) The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of man which enables him to think, and which renders him a subject of moral government; -- sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of man, the so-called animal soul, that is, the seat of life, the sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the voluntary and rational powers; -- sometimes, in distinction from the mind, the moral and emotional part of man's nature, the seat of feeling, in distinction fr
Spasm :: Spasm (v. t.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
Fast :: Fast (v. i.) Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation..
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