volition

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith
  2. noun the act of making a choice

Etymology

From French volition, from Medieval Latin volitiō (“will, volition”), from Latin volō (“to wish; to want; to mean or intend”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose; to want”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verbs)).

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Synonyms

will

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