Antonyms for volition

Grammar : Noun

Spell : voh-lish-uhn, vuh-

Phonetic Transcription : voʊˈlɪʃ ən, və-

Definition of volition

Origin : 1610s, from French volition (16c.), from Medieval Latin volitionem (nominative volitio) "will, volition," from Latin stem (as in volo "I wish") of velle "to wish," from PIE *wel-/*wol- "be pleasing" (see will (v.)).

noun free will

Example sentences :

It seemed to have a vast inorganic life of its own, a volition and a whim.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Volition is surely an act of the mind, with which we are sufficiently acquainted.
Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume

She opened the outer door, and Mattie had no volition but to go.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Miss Georgie did not often send that last word of her own volition.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

They talk about having faith, as if it could be done by an act of volition.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

These are separable in thought, but united in any act of sensation, reflection, or volition.
Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

Georgie came, partly of his own volition, partly because of the persuasive tug at his ankle.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

It rose straight into the sky, apparently of its own volition.
Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks

It originates not a single material of thought, volition, or action.
Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various

It had no longer become a matter of volition, but an acute necessity.
Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

Synonyms for volition

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