1. voluntary - Noun
2. voluntary - Adjective
3. voluntary - Verb
4. voluntary - Adverb
Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
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.
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.
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.
Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
One who advocates voluntaryism.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDrunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. Seneca
That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted for a moment, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support. Lysander Spooner
A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force to blunt the discriminating powers of the mind, and unfitting it for all voluntary exertion to reduce it to a state of almost savage torpor. William Wordsworth
Voluntary is better than force. Swahili Proverb
The voluntary obedience of people depends on who is commanding them. Myanmar Proverb
A voluntary burthen is no burthen. Italian Proverb