volition
French, noun/vɔ.li.sjɔ̃/
volition is spelled V-O-L-I-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volition is a French feminine noun meaning “volition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acte par lequel la volonté se détermine”.
What does volition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevolition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acte par lequel la volonté se détermine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of volition
- volitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volition?
- /vɔ.li.sjɔ̃/
- \vɔ.li.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is volition in French?
volition appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).