voluntary
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Adjective 4 meanings
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Done by design or intention; intentional.
“If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.”
Working or done without payment.
“Wikimedia is a voluntary service.”
Endowed with the power of willing.
Noun 3 meanings
A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
A volunteer.
A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
Etymology
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”).
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VOLUNTARY at a glance
VOLUNTARY has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (V 4 + O 1 + L 1 + U 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,973 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with voluntary
All rhymes- MILITARY13
- SECRETARY14
- NECESSARY14
- PRIMARY14
- LIBRARY12
- MARY9
- ANNIVERSARY17
- SECONDARY15
- CONTEMPORARY21
- TEMPORARY16
- ORDINARY12
- SCARY10
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