adj
Meaning 1
Involuntary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unvoluntary
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adj
Meaning 2
Voluntary in response to an involuntary stimulus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 3
not subject to the control of the will- John F.Kennedy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- involuntary manslaughter
- involuntary servitude
- an involuntary shudder
- It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: involuntary, nonvoluntary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English voluntary English unvoluntary From un- + voluntary.