Involuntary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not subject to the control of the will; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy

controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɑːləntɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɒləntəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɒləntəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɑːləntɚɹi/.

Examples

involuntary manslaughter
involuntary servitude
an involuntary shudder

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unvoluntary nonvoluntary

Antonyms

voluntary

Parts of Speech

adjective	not subject to the control of the will; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy “involuntary manslaughter”
adjective	controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control “involuntary muscles”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unfreiwillig

nicht der Kontrolle des Willens unterworfen; ; ; ; - John F. Kennedy

🇫🇷French

involontaire

non soumis au contrôle de la volonté; ; ; ; - John F. Kennedy

🇪🇸Spanish

involuntario

no sujeto al control de la voluntad; ; ; ; - John F. Kennedy

🇮🇹Italian

involontario

non soggetto al controllo della volontà; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy

🇳🇱Dutch

onvrijwillig

niet onderworpen aan de controle van de wil; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy

🇵🇹Portuguese

involuntário

não sujeito ao controle da vontade; ; ; ; -John F.Kennedy

🇷🇺Russian

непроизвольный

неподвластен контролю воли; ; ; ; - Джон Ф. Кеннеди

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनैच्छिक

इच्छा के नियंत्रण के अधीन नहीं; ; ; ; - जॉन एफ कैनेडी

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিচ্ছাকৃত

ইচ্ছার নিয়ন্ত্রণ সাপেক্ষে নয়; ; ; ; - জন এফ কেনেডি

🇮🇳Tamil

விருப்பமில்லாத

விருப்பத்தின் கட்டுப்பாட்டிற்கு உட்பட்டது அல்ல; ; ; ; - ஜான் எப்.கென்னடி

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంకల్పిత

సంకల్పం యొక్క నియంత్రణకు లోబడి ఉండదు; ; ; ; - జాన్ ఎఫ్.కెన్నెడీ

🇮🇳Marathi

अनैच्छिक

इच्छेच्या नियंत्रणाच्या अधीन नाही; ; ; ; - जॉन एफ केनेडी

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનૈચ્છિક

ઇચ્છાના નિયંત્રણને આધીન નથી; ; ; ; - જ્હોન એફ.કેનેડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನೈಚ್ಛಿಕ

ಇಚ್ಛೆಯ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ; ; ; - ಜಾನ್ ಎಫ್.ಕೆನಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ

ഇച്ഛാശക്തിയുടെ നിയന്ത്രണത്തിന് വിധേയമല്ല; ; ; ; - ജോൺ എഫ് കെന്നഡി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਇੱਛਤ

ਇੱਛਾ ਦੇ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ; ; ; ; - ਜੌਨ ਐਫ ਕੈਨੇਡੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ارادی

مرضی کے کنٹرول کے تابع نہیں؛ ; ; ; - جان ایف کینیڈی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不自觉的

不受意志的控制； ; ; ; ——约翰·F·肯尼迪

🇯🇵Japanese

不本意な

意志の制御に従わない。 ; ; ; - ジョン・F・ケネディ

🇰🇷Korean

비자발적인

의지의 통제를 받지 않습니다. ; ; ; - 존 F. 케네디

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tự nguyện

không chịu sự chi phối của ý chí; ; ; ; - John F. Kennedy

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สมัครใจ

ไม่อยู่ภายใต้การควบคุมของพินัยกรรม ; ; ; - จอห์น เอฟ.เคนเนดี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak disengaja

tidak tunduk pada kendali kemauan; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sinasadya

hindi napapailalim sa kontrol ng kalooban; ; ; ; - John F. Kennedy

🇲🇾Malay

secara sukarela

tidak tertakluk kepada kawalan kehendak; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا إرادي

لا تخضع لسيطرة الإرادة؛ ; ; ; - جون إف كينيدي

🇮🇷Persian

غیر ارادی

تحت کنترل اراده نیست. ; ; ; - جان اف کندی

🇹🇷Turkish

istemsiz

iradenin kontrolüne tabi değildir; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא רְצוֹנִי

לא נתון לשליטת הצוואה; ; ; ; - ג'ון פ.קנדי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'involuntary'?

The primary meaning of 'involuntary' is 'not subject to the control of the will; ; ; ; - John F.Kennedy'.

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Using 'involuntary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'involuntary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'involuntary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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