volitional /vəˈlɪʃənəl/adjective 3noun 2forms 3 adjective3 •Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental.A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals to discovery. — 1922 •(formal) Of or relating to the volition or will.Little by little the whole subject population of the world was fitted with the instruments of volitional control. The government was now practically omnipotent. — 1942 •Expressing intention, hortation, supposition, or inclusive invitation. noun2 •The volitional grammatical mood. •A form of a word inflected for the volitional mood; a volitional form. formsvolitionals · more volitional · most volitional