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volitational

volitational is the alternative form of volitional.

Meaning of volitional

Adjective

volitional (comparative more volitional, superlative most volitional)

  1. (formal, not comparable) Of or relating to the volition or will.
    • Little by little the whole subject population of the world was fitted with the instruments of volitional control. The government was now practically omnipotent.1942, Olaf Stapledon, Darkness and the Light, chapter 5, iii
  2. (comparable) Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental.
    • A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals to discovery.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    deliberate
  3. (not comparable) Expressing intention, hortation, supposition, or inclusive invitation.

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Questions about volitational

What is volitational the alternative form of?
Volitational is the alternative form of volitional.

Words near volitational in the dictionary

  1. volitate
  2. volitated
  3. volitates
  4. volitating
  5. volitation
  6. volitational
  7. volitations
  8. volitiency
  9. volitient
  10. volitile
  11. volition

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