free will

free will

n.

1. The ability or discretion to choose; free choice: chose to remain behind of my own free will.

2. The power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate or divine will.

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[Middle English fre wil, translation of Late Latin lberum arbitrium : Latin lberum, neuter of lber, free + Latin arbitrium, will.]

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free will

Noun

1. the ability to make a choice without outside coercion or pressure: you walked in here of your own free will

2. Philosophy the belief that human behaviour is an expression of personal choice and is not determined by physical forces, Fate, or God

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

free will - the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies discretion power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" self-determination - determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

Translations

free will n → libre albedrío;

of one's own free will → por su propia voluntad

free will free n → libre arbitre m;

of one's own free will → de son plein gré

free will free n → freier Wille m;

of one's own free will free → aus freien Stücken

free will n → libero arbitrio;

of one's own free will → di spontanea volontà