volitional C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /voʊˈlɪʃənəl/ UK /vəˈlɪʃənəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to or arising from the use of one's will Blinking can be reflexive or, when held back, entirely volitional. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to or arising from... deliberateintentionalwilledvoluntaryconsciouspurposive ↔ Opposites involuntaryreflexivecompulsoryautomatic Word family Forms volitionally Derived forms volitionally Related forms volitionwillvoluntary Etymology AI details From volition (from Latin velle 'to will') plus the adjective-forming suffix -al. volitionem Latin velle Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # volitional **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /voʊˈlɪʃənəl/ **IPA (UK):** /vəˈlɪʃənəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to or arising from the use of one's will ## Examples - Blinking can be reflexive or, when held back, entirely volitional. ## Synonyms - deliberate - intentional - willed - voluntary - conscious - purposive ## Antonyms - involuntary - reflexive - compulsory - automatic ## Derived Forms - volitionally ## Related Forms - volition - will - voluntary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: volitionem - Root: velle ## Etymology From volition (from Latin velle 'to will') plus the adjective-forming suffix -al. ## AI Etymology Volitional comes from volition (from Latin velle 'to will') plus the adjective-forming suffix -al. In current use it is an adjective meaning "relating to or arising from the use of one's will". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Latin volitionem and Latin velle. Related English forms include volition, will, and voluntary. A derived form is volitionally. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown