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- Dictionaryvo·li·tion/vōˈliSHən/
noun
- 1. the faculty or power of using one's will: "without conscious volition she backed into her office"
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The meaning of VOLITION is the power of choosing or determining : will. How to use volition in a sentence. Did you know?
volition | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] fml us / vəˈlɪʃ·ən, voʊ- / Add to word list. the power to make your own decisions: It was announced that he resigned of his own volition (= because he chose to), but I believe he was forced out. (Definition of volition from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Volition definition: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing. See examples of VOLITION used in a sentence.
noun. 1. the act of exercising the will. of one's own volition. 2. the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will. 3. the resulting choice or resolution. 4. philosophy. an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about.
an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out. type of: choice, option, pick, selection. the act of choosing or selecting. noun. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention. “"the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith”. synonyms: will.
VOLITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of volition in English. volition. noun [ U ] formal us / vəˈlɪʃ. ə n / uk / vəˈlɪʃ. ə n / Add to word list. the power to make your own decisions: The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band (out) of his own volition (= it was his decision).
n. 1. the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of the will: She left of her own volition. 2. the power of willing or choosing; will. 3. a choice or decision made by the will.
Definitions of 'volition' 1. See of one's own volition [...] 2. If you do something of your own volition, you do it because you have decided for yourself that you will do it and not because someone else has told you to do it. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'volition' American English: voʊlɪʃən , və- British English: vəlɪʃən , US voʊl- More.
Definition of volition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A conscious or deliberate decision or choice thus made. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The power or faculty of using the will. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: willing. option. discretion. choosing. preference. election. wish. choice. desire. conation. Other Word Forms of Volition. Noun. Singular: volition. Plural:
