volitient

English

Etymology

See volition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈlɪʃənt/

Adjective

volitient (comparative more volitient, superlative most volitient)

1. (archaic) wilful; acting out of choice.

   Synonym: volitional

   • 1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile:

     What I do, I do volitient, not obedient.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: tahdonalainen

References

• “volitient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.