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volitient

/vəˈlɪʃənt/

volitient adjective: wilful; acting out of choice.

Adjective

volitient (comparative more volitient, superlative most volitient)

  1. (archaic) wilful; acting out of choice.
    • What I do, I do volitient, not obedient.1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile
    Synonyms:
    volitional

Synonyms of volitient

Forms of volitient

comparativemore volitient
superlativemost volitient

Origin of volitient

See volition.

Questions about volitient

What does volitient mean?
Volitient means wilful; acting out of choice.
What part of speech is volitient?
Volitient is an adjective.
How do you pronounce volitient?
Volitient is pronounced /vəˈlɪʃənt/.

Words near volitient in the dictionary

  1. volitating
  2. volitation
  3. volitational
  4. volitations
  5. volitiency
  6. volitient
  7. volitile
  8. volition
  9. volitional
  10. volitionalism
  11. volitionalist

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