volition
21volition — [17] Volition comes via French volition from medieval Latin volitiō, a noun derived from Latin volō ‘I will’. Together with English will, this went back ultimately to Indo European *wel , *wol ‘be pleasing’, which also produced English volunteer… …
22volition — n. 1 the exercise of the will. 2 the power of willing. Phrases and idioms: of (or by) one s own volition voluntarily. Derivatives: volitional adj. volitionally adv. volitive adj. Etymology: F volition or med.L volitio f. volo I wish …
23volition — noun Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin volition , volitio, from Latin vol (stem of velle to will, wish) + ition , itio (as in Latin position , positio position) more at will Date: 1615 1. an act of making a choice or decision; also a choice… …
24volition — noun /vɑˈlɪʃən,vəˈlɪʃən/ a) A conscious choice or decision. Out of all the factors that can influence a persons decision, none can match the power of his or her own volition. b) The mental power or ability of choosing; the will. See …
25volition — A mental act of willing or trying, whose presence is sometimes supposed to make the difference between intentional or voluntary action and mere behaviour. The theory that there are such acts is problematic, and the idea that they make the… …
26volition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. will, choice, voluntariness; option, preference, willingness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wish, will, conation, choice, election, preference; see also deSire 1 . See Synonym Study at will . III (Roget s 3 …
27volition — vo|li|tion [ və lıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL the power or ability to decide something by yourself and take action to get what you want. A more usual word is will: Did he come of his own volition? …
28volition — [və lɪʃ(ə)n] noun (often in phr. of one s own volition) the faculty or power of using one s will. Derivatives volitional adjective volitionally adverb volitive adjective (formal or technical). Origin …
29volition — of one s own volition …
30volition — UK [vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] formal the power or ability to decide something by yourself and to take action to get what you want. A more usual word is will Did he come of his own volition? …
