voluntary

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for voluntary

voluntary 🔊 /vɑˈlʌntɛɹi/

voluntary : ඉච්ඡානුගත

voluntary : ඉච්ඡානුග

voluntary : ස්වෙච්ඡා

voluntary : ස්වේච්ඡා

voluntary : ස්වෙච්ඡ

voluntary : ස්වෙච්ජා

voluntary : සියකැමැත්තෙන් කරන

voluntary : ස්ව්ච්ඡාසේවක

voluntary : ඉච්ජානුගත

voluntary : සියකැමැත්තෙන් දෙන

voluntary : ස්වේච්ඡ

voluntary definition

Transitive verb.

  1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
  6. Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
  7. Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.

Noun.

  1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
  2. A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
  3. One who advocates voluntaryism.