voluntary

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 15.91 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
2. adjective Done by design or intention; intentional.

   If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.

3. adjective Working or done without payment.

   Wikimedia is a voluntary service.

4. adjective Endowed with the power of willing.
5. adjective Of or relating to voluntarism.

   a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church

6. adverb Voluntarily.
7. noun A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
8. noun A volunteer.

Similar words

volitional freewill self-imposed willing wilful intentional willful volunteer free uncoerced

Often followed by

and associations organizations agencies action contributions or association basis

Word family

voluntaries voluntarily voluntariness voluntarinesses volunteer volunteered volunteering volunteers