Volitive vs Volitional - What's the difference?
volitive | volitional |
of or pertaining the will or volition
in the
(uncountable, linguistics) A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
(linguistics) A specific volitive form of a verb.
done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles.
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*:A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals to discovery.
done intentionally, not by accident
(rare) pertaining to volition
As adjectives the difference between volitive and volitional
is that volitive is of or pertaining the will or volition while volitional is done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles.As a noun volitive
is a verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.volitive
English
Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* volitivityNoun
(en noun)See also
* mode * desiderative ----volitional
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Alcoholism : the volitional disease. [http://www.alcoholicscandrinksafelyagain.com/newpage11.html]