Synonyms for volitional

Grammar : Adj

Spell : voh-lish-uhn, vuh-

Phonetic Transcription : voʊˈlɪʃ ən, və-

Définition of volitional

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.)).

adj willing

Example sentences :

Some of our acts were reflex, some were chiefly instinctive, and some were volitional.
Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts

But there are, of course, also the two ways of volitional vision.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

They do the things in which they have a volitional interest.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various

The study of volitional traits and of temperament is still in its infancy.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

A tentative scale for measurement of the volitional pattern.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

Many muscular movements are spontaneous, but not volitional.
Extract from : « The Theistic Conception of the World » by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker

The volitional character of such an act is therefore manifest.
Extract from : « Parallel Paths » by Thomas William Rolleston

The religious process is at once rational, emotional, and volitional.
Extract from : « Theism » by Robert Flint

They are a sign not so much of motor hyperactivity as of volitional inactivity.
Extract from : « Tics and Their Treatment » by Henry Meigne

As a single example of volitional activity, let us take the attention.
Extract from : « Tics and Their Treatment » by Henry Meigne

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