involuntariness

involuntariness
involuntary ADJECTIVE 1) done without conscious control. 2) (especially of muscles or nerves) concerned in bodily processes that are not under the control of the will. 3) done against someone's will.
DERIVATIVES involuntarily adverb involuntariness noun.

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  • involuntariness — noun see involuntary …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • involuntariness — See involuntarily. * * * …   Universalium

  • involuntariness — noun The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism …   Wiktionary

  • involuntariness — in·vol·un·tar·i·ness || ɪn vÉ‘lÉ™nterɪ / vÉ’lÉ™ntrɪ n. quality of being involuntary; unwillingness; quality of being done unintentionally …   English contemporary dictionary

  • involuntariness — in·voluntariness …   English syllables

  • Necessity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Necessity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 involuntariness involuntariness Sgm: N 1 instinct instinct blind impulse Sgm: N 1 inborn proclivity inborn proclivity innate proclivity Sgm: N 1 native tendency native tendency… …   English dictionary for students

  • unwillingness — noun the trait of being unwilling (Freq. 3) his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton • Syn: ↑involuntariness • Ant: ↑willingness …   Useful english dictionary

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