Voluntariness

Voluntariness
Voluntariness Vol"un*ta*ri*ness, n. The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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