Volen Words: “benevolence” to “volunteering”
Words that include: volen-, volunt-, voli-, vol-
(Latin: will, free will, free choice; wish, personal desire)
benevolence:
1. Disposition to do good, desire to promote the happiness of others, kindness, generosity, charitable feeling (as a general state or disposition towards mankind at large).
2. An expression of goodwill, an act of kindness; a gift or grant of money; a contribution for the support of the poor.
benevolent:
1. Desirous of the good of others, of a kindly disposition, charitable, generous.
2. With the literal force of the Latin bene volens: Well-wishing, well-disposed to or unto others.
diversivolent:
Desiring strife or differences.
malevolence:
The wishing or the disposition to wish evil to others; ill-will; malice, spitefulness.
malevolent:
1. Desirous of evil to others; entertaining, actuated by, or indicative of ill-will; disposed or addicted to ill-will.
2. A person of evil wishes or designs; an evil influence.
omnibenevolence:
Universal benevolence.
omnibenevolent:
Sometimes used with “omnipotent”, “omnipresent”, etc.; benevolent towards everyone.
somnivolent:
One who desires to sleep.
vindictivolence:
The desire to revenge oneself or of taking vengeance.
volent:
1. Exercising, or capable of exercising, will or choice in respect of one’s conduct or course of action.
2. One who freely chooses or determines the course of action which he/she follows.
volitive:
1. Of or pertaining to the will; volitional.
2. Performed deliberately or with express intention; designed, deliberate.
volitional:
Depending on volition or free choice.
voluntarily:
Of one’s own free will or accord; without compulsion, constraint, or undue influence by others; freely, willingly.
voluntary:
1. Of feelings, etc.; arising or developing in the mind without external constraint; having a purely spontaneous origin or character.
2. Of actions performed or done of one’s own free will, impulse, or choice; not constrained, prompted, or suggested by another.
volunteer:
1. One who willingly offers or enrolls himself/herself for military service, in contrast to those who are under obligation to do so, or who form part of a regular army or military force.
2. One who voluntarily offers his services in any capacity; one who of his own free will takes part in any enterprise or activity.
3. To offer to undertake or perform (something).
volunteering:
The action of serving, or offering one’s services, as a volunteer.