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voluntary

Voluntary is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter V and ends with the letter Y for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
(v. t.) Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self or of itself; free.
(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.
(v. t.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to or regulated by the will; as the voluntary motions of an animal such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers which are the agents in voluntary motion.
(v. t.) Endowed with the power of willing; as man is a voluntary agent.

Syllable Information

The word voluntary is a 9 letter word that has 4 syllable 's . The syllable division for voluntary is: vol-un-tar-y


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