Optional vs. Voluntary
Optionaladjective
Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
Optionalnoun
Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
Optionalnoun
(programming) In the Swift programming language, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.
Optionaladjective
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; allowed but not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional with you to go or stay.
Optionaladjective
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
Voluntaryadjective
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Voluntaryadjective
Done by design or intention; intentional.
Voluntaryadjective
Working or done without payment.
Voluntaryadjective
Endowed with the power of willing.
Voluntaryadjective
Of or relating to voluntarism.
Voluntaryadverb
(obsolete) Voluntarily.
Voluntarynoun
(music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
Voluntarynoun
A volunteer.
Voluntarynoun
A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
Voluntaryadjective
Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
Voluntaryadjective
Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
Voluntaryadjective
Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
Voluntaryadjective
Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.
Voluntaryadjective
Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
Voluntaryadjective
Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
Voluntaryadjective
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
Voluntarynoun
One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
Voluntarynoun
A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
Voluntarynoun
One who advocates voluntaryism.
Voluntarynoun
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
Voluntarynoun
composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a service or performance
Voluntaryadjective
of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled;
Voluntaryadjective
controlled by individual volition;
