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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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of volition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VOLITION definition: the power to make your own decisions: . Learn more.
Volition refers to the power of making deliberate choices and decisions, especially with regards to one's own actions and behavior. It is often used to describe a conscious and deliberate choice, as opposed to an automatic or unconscious response.
