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A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
James Joyce

Meaning of "volitional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VOLITIONAL

volitional  [vəˈlɪʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOLITIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Volitional is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VOLITIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of volitional in the English dictionary

The definition of volitional in the dictionary is done deliberately and intentionally.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOLITIONAL


abolitional
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənəl
additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
computational
ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl
conditional
kənˈdɪʃənəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
informational
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl
inspirational
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃənəl
invitational
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənəl
motivational
ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃənəl
nutritional
njuːˈtrɪʃənəl
occupational
ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənəl
operational
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəl
organizational
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl
recreational
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəl
salicional
səˈlɪʃənəl
sensational
sɛnˈseɪʃənəl
traditional
trəˈdɪʃənəl
transitional
trænˈzɪʃənəl
unconditional
ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl
vocational
vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOLITIONAL

vole
volet
Volga
Volgograd
volitant
volitate
volitation
volitational
volitient
volition
volitionally
volitionary
volitionless
volitive
volitorial
volk
Volkslied
Volksraad
volley
volleyball

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOLITIONAL

congressional
constitutional
conventional
dimensional
emotional
exceptional
fictional
functional
institutional
instructional
international
national
occasional
optional
personal
professional
promotional
rational
regional
the National
the Second International

Synonyms and antonyms of volitional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «volitional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOLITIONAL

Find out the translation of volitional to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of volitional from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «volitional» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

意志
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

volitiva
570 millions of speakers

English

volitional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इच्छाशक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاممي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

волевой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

volitivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঐচ্ছিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volitif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belas kasihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Willens
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意志の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Klebu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự ý làm việc gì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

volitional
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऐच्छिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

irade ile ilgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di volontà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wolicjonalnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вольовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

volitiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

volitional
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wilsbesluit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vilje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vilje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of volitional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLITIONAL»

The term «volitional» is regularly used and occupies the 56.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLITIONAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about volitional

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QUOTES WITH «VOLITIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word volitional.
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James Joyce
A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLITIONAL»

Discover the use of volitional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to volitional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Volitional Action
Individuals from diverse disciplines, including neurology, physiology, psychology, mathematics, and engineering have contributed to this volume.
W.A. Hershberger, 1989
2
All Else Is Bondage: Non-Volitional Living
In 34 powerful essays, Wei Wu Wei explains Taoist and Buddhist thought in the context of modern experience, using wit and precision to convey profound insight into the nature of existence.
Wei Wu Wei, 2004
3
Volitional Non-adherence in Pediatric Asthma: Its Occurrence ...
Recent adherence theories have diverged to include two subtypes of non-adherence: inadvertent (e.g., forgetting) and volitional.
Jade Andromeda Bender, 2007
4
Sufficient Reason: Volitional Pragmatism and the Meaning of ...
In this profoundly innovative book, Daniel Bromley challenges these theories, arguing instead for "volitional pragmatism" as a plausible way of thinking about the evolution of economic institutions.
Daniel W. Bromley, 2010
5
The Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Free Will
It is widely accepted in science that the universe is a closed deterministic system in which everything can, ultimately, be explained by purely physical causation.
Benjamin Libet, Anthony Freeman, Keith Sutherland, 2000
6
The Collected Works of L.S. Vygotsky: The Fundamentals of ...
Many are inclined not even to see real distinctions between the affective and volitional spheres of these children and of normal children. True, this intellectualistic direction (which reduces the whole problem of mental retardation to ...
L.S. Vygotsky, Robert W. Rieber, Aaron S. Carton, 1993
7
Aphasia: A Pathophysiological Key to Memory Function and ...
Words (Names) are remarkably efficient instruments for communication processing. This landmark book presents case histories from the author's own research which illuminate this phenomena from a pathophysiological standpoint.
Robert Cohn, 1996
8
The volitional element in knowledge and belief: and other ...
As there is a volitional element in belief there is also a volitional element in our knowledge. It seems to us that both Bowne and James fail in the full statement of the case just here, for, while both clearly demonstrate the volitional element in ...
Delo Corydon Grover, 1911
9
Volitional Control, Self-regulation, and Motivational ...
This study sought to clarify the role of volitional control in changing addictive behaviors by examining how a key cognitive subcomponent of self-regulation, set shifting, mediates benefit from substance abuse treatment.
Jordan Brian Bell, 2007
10
Toward a Philosophy of the Act
an essential interconnection were not established between a content and its emotional- volitional tone, i.e., its actually affirmed value for the one thinking. The active experiencing of an experience, the active thinking of a thought, means not  ...
M.M. Bakhtin, Michael Holquist, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLITIONAL»

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“KILLER” POLICE WILLFUL IGNORANCE (12)
It is a Volitional ('I will') mental decision—i.e. a Self-Declaration—which activates Conative power to drive how one acts on the Disposition's thoughts and ... «Black Voice News, Jul 15»
2
You Know You Need Sleep. But How Much? And What's Keeping …
However, individuals with sleep durations far outside the normal range may be engaging in volitional sleep restriction or have serious health problems. «IJ Review, Feb 15»
3
Fox v. Dish Network Lays Some Aereo Concerns to Rest
Second, would lower courts interpret the Court's reluctance to use the word “volition” as an indication that direct infringement liability did not require volitional ... «Disruptive Competition Project, Jan 15»
4
Solace For Wis. Suppliers Over Defective Components
Particularly when taken to its logical conclusion, the volitional acts analysis wreaks havoc in all kinds of ways, from denying coverage to a doctor who mistakenly ... «Law360, Nov 14»
5
EO Wilson On 'The Meaning Of Human Existence'
We are about to abandon natural selection, the process that created us, in order to direct our own evolution by volitional selection— the process of redesigning ... «Here And Now, Oct 14»
6
The Biological Miracle of Our Movements
The volitional movement of muscles, movement of limbs, and movement of your head and hands …etc, are all based on the bone system aka skeleton, each ... «Onislam.net, Sep 14»
7
Making Sense of Copyright's Volition Requirement After Aereo
One of the conceptual flaws of the Second Circuit's decision in Aereo was that the Second Circuit never decided definitely who was the “volitional actor,” i.e., who ... «Disruptive Competition Project, Jul 14»
8
American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo, Inc.: Supreme Court …
... by private channels to additional viewers, regardless of whether the transmission process itself constitutes a “volitional act” by Aereo to transmit specific shows ... «The National Law Review, Jul 14»
9
Scientists discover consciousness on-off switch
The claustrum shocks caused -- as researchers explained -- "arrest of volitional behavior, unresponsiveness, and amnesia without negative motor symptoms or ... «UPI.com, Jul 14»
10
Symposium: Series finale for Aereo, but will there be a spin-off?
In Netcom, one gets the sense that “volitional conduct” and proximate ... liability, holding a defendant liable for the former only if it engages in volitional conduct. «SCOTUSblog, Jun 14»

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