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Voluntary vs Motivated - What's the difference?

voluntary | motivated |

As adjectives the difference between voluntary and motivated

is that voluntary is done, given, or acting of one's own free will while motivated is enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

As an adverb voluntary

is (obsolete) voluntarily.

As a noun voluntary

is (music) a short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.

As a verb motivated is

(motivate).

voluntary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
  • * N. W. Taylor
    • That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • She fell to lust a voluntary prey.
  • Done by design or intention; intentional.
    • If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
  • Working or done without payment.
  • Endowed with the power of willing.
  • * Hooker
    • God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary , agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
  • Of or relating to voluntaryism.
    • a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church

    Synonyms

    * discretionary * optional * willful * volitional

    Antonyms

    * compulsory * involuntary * obligatory

    Derived terms

    * voluntarily

    Related terms

    * volition * voluntarism * voluntarist * volunteer * will

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete) Voluntarily.
  • *1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.4:
  • *:And all that els was pretious and deare, / The sea unto him voluntary brings [...].

    • Noun

    (voluntaries)
  • (music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument
  • A volunteer

    • motivated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (motivate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.
    • We're looking for a highly motivated individual who will fit into our fast-paced corporate culture.
  • * 2001 , Norman E. Wallen, Jack R. Fraenkel, Educational Research: A Guide to the Process , page 177,
    • It seems reasonable to assume that academically able students are more motivated' toward academic activities than those less able, and that students from higher socioeconomic levels are more ' motivated toward school than those from lower socioeconomic levels.
  • * 2009 , J. Dan Rothwell, In Mixed Company: Communicating in Small Groups and Teams , page 373,
    • In every instance, she has expressed enormous frustration with social loafers—virtual group members whose lackluster motivation leaves the bulk of group projects to members who are more motivated to excel.
  • * 2010 , Leif H. Smith, Todd M. Kays, Sports Psychology for Dummies , page 47,
    • As an athlete, you'll feel more motivated when you're confident in your skill set and believe in your ability to continue to improve.