involuntary
adjective
not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice.
involuntariness
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a word derived from
involuntary.
Example Sentences
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I answer that, Concupiscence does not cause involuntariness, but on the contrary makes something to be voluntary.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
But not to wish implies involuntariness, which is contrary to voluntariness.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
For we speak of voluntariness and involuntariness in respect of the will.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
But he understood also the childish innocence and involuntariness of this view of hers.
From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens
Objection 1: It would seem that concupiscence causes involuntariness.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
