involuntary

4 definitions found

involuntary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Involuntary \In*vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. involuntarius. See In-
     not, and Voluntary.]
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     1. Not having will or the power of choice.
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     2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not
        voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body;
        involuntary muscle fibers.
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     3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant;
        compulsory; as, involuntary submission. Involute

involuntary - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  involuntary
      adj 1: not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary
             manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary
             shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They
             sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy [syn: involuntary,
             nonvoluntary, unvoluntary] [ant: voluntary]
      2: controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious
         control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"
         [ant: voluntary]

involuntary - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  INVOLUNTARY. An involuntary act is that which is performed with constraint, 
  (q. v.) or with repugnance, or without the will to do it. An action is 
  involuntary then, which is performed under duress. Wolff, Sec. 5. Vide 
  Duress. 
  
  

involuntary - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  79 Moby Thesaurus words for "involuntary":
     at odds, automatic, averse, binding, blind, casual, compulsive,
     compulsory, conditioned, cursory, dictated, differing, disagreeing,
     disinclined, disobedient, forced, fractious, gut, ill-advised,
     ill-considered, ill-devised, imperative, impulsive, inadvertent,
     indeliberate, indisposed, indocile, inevitable, inherent, innate,
     instinctive, instinctual, libidinal, mandatory, mechanical,
     mutinous, natural, necessary, obligatory, opposed, perfunctory,
     recalcitrant, reflex, reflexive, refractory, required, resistant,
     snap, spontaneous, subliminal, sulky, sullen, unadvised,
     uncalculated, unconscious, unconsenting, unconsidered,
     uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undeliberate, undeliberated,
     undesigned, unguarded, unguided, unintended, unintentional,
     unlearned, unmeant, unmeditated, unplanned, unpremeditated,
     unprompted, unpurposed, unstudied, unthinking, unthought-of,
     unwilled, unwilling, unwitting