in|vol´un|tar´i|ness

in|vol´un|tar´i|ness
in|vol|un|tar|y «ihn VOL uhn TEHR ee», adjective.
1. not voluntary; not done of one's own free will; unwilling: »

He was threatened until he gave involuntary consent to the plan.

SYNONYM(S): compulsory, forced.
2. not intended; not done on purpose: »

an involuntary injury. An accident is involuntary. The driver of the truck was indicted for involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving (Time).

SYNONYM(S): unintentional, inadvertent.
3. not controlled by the will; under the control of some mechanism operating independently of the cerebral cortex: »

Breathing is mainly involuntary.

SYNONYM(S): instinctive. See syn. under automatic. (Cf.automatic)
[< Late Latin involuntārius < in- not + Latin voluntārius voluntary]
in|vol´un|tar´i|ly, adverb.
in|vol´un|tar´i|ness, noun.

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  • in|vol´un|tar´i|ly — in|vol|un|tar|y «ihn VOL uhn TEHR ee», adjective. 1. not voluntary; not done of one s own free will; unwilling: »He was threatened until he gave involuntary consent to the plan. SYNONYM(S): compulsory, forced. 2. not intended; not done on purpose …   Useful english dictionary

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