volitient

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/vəˈlɪʃənt/

adjective

wilful; acting out of choice.

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volitional
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Meanings

adjectivevolitient (comparative more volitient, superlative most volitient)

comparative more volitient · superlative most volitient

  1. archaicwilful; acting out of choice.

    What I do, I do volitient, not obedient.

    1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, A Drama of Exile

    Synonyms: volitional

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewilful; acting out of choice.

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volitional

Origin

See volition.

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Translations

Finnish tahdonalainen
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APA

volitient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volitient

MLA

“volitient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volitient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volitient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volitient.

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