VOLITION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of making a choice

Example:

followed my father of my own volition

Synonyms:

volition; willing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("volition" is a kind of...):

choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volition"):

intention (an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out)

Derivation:

volitional (with deliberate intention)

Meaning:

The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

Example:

the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt

Synonyms:

volition; will

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("volition" is a kind of...):

faculty; mental faculty; module (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volition"):

velleity (volition in its weakest form)

Derivation:

volitional (with deliberate intention)