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Definitions for spontaneous
spɒnˈteɪ ni əsspon·ta·neous
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Princeton's WordNet
spontaneous, self-generatedadjective
happening or arising without apparent external cause
"spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"
ad-lib, spontaneous, unwrittenadjective
said or done without having been planned or written in advance
"he made a few ad-lib remarks"
Wiktionary
spontaneousadjective
Self generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
He made a spontaneous offer of help.
spontaneousadjective
Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
spontaneousadjective
proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
spontaneousadjective
arising from a momentary impulse
spontaneousadjective
controlled and directed internally : self-active : spontaneous movement characteristic of living things
spontaneousadjective
produced without being planted or without human labor : indigenous
spontaneousadjective
not apparently contrived or manipulated : natural
spontaneousadjective
Random.
spontaneousadjective
Sudden, without warning.
Etymology: spontaneus, from sponte.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SPONTANEOUSadjective
Voluntary; not compelled; acting without compulsion or restraint; acting of itself; acting of its own accord.
Etymology: spontanée, French; from sponte, Lat.
Many analogal motions in animals, though I cannot call them voluntary, yet I see them spontaneous: I have reason to conclude, that these are not simply mechanical. Matthew Hale.
They now came forth
Spontaneous; for within them spirit mov’d
Attendant on their lord. John Milton.While John for nine-pins does declare,
And Roger loves to pitch the bar,
Both legs and arms spontaneous move,
Which was the thing I meant to prove. Matthew Prior.Begin with sense, of ev’ry art the soul,
Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole;
Spontaneous beauties all around advance,
Start ev’n from difficulty, strike from chance,
Nature shall join you, time shall make it grow. Alexander Pope.
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spontaneous
Spontaneous refers to something happening or done without premeditation, planning, or external influence, typically as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination. It can also describe a person or their actions as having an open, natural, and uninhibited manner.
Webster Dictionary
Spontaneousadjective
proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion
Spontaneousadjective
proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth
Spontaneousadjective
produced without being planted, or without human labor; as, a spontaneous growth of wood
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spontaneous
spon-tā′nē-us, adj. of one's free-will: involuntary: acting by its own impulse or natural law: produced of itself or without interference.—ns. Spontanē′ity, Spontā′neousness, the state or quality of being spontaneous.—adv. Spontā′neously.—Spontaneous combustion, a phenomenon that occasionally manifests itself in mineral and organic substances; Spontaneous generation, a term applied to the real or imaginary development of lowly organisms from non-living matter. [L. spontaneus—sponte, of one's own accord.]
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'spontaneous' in Adjectives Frequency: #1023
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spontaneous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spontaneous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of spontaneous in a Sentence
I found it good that Mark said there was room for improvement. On the other hand, he didn't mention any specific measures Facebook would take, he came across very well, also at times spontaneous.
You will see in this campaign a lot of spontaneous activity that doesn't come from our national headquarters, people in Memphis, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California, they're going to come up with an idea, they're going to use local artists and musicians. So this is our effort to build a political movement, which will help us win the primary, help us win the general election and, in my view, it is the only way we bring about the kind of fundamental reforms we need in this country.
Police Superintendent David Brown:
As you know, there’s been a lot of large crowd gatherings tonight, a lot of celebratory fireworks going off, kind of spontaneous, they were dispersing a crowd when they heard shots and felt pain.
It’s relentless, at some stage, one or more of these vessels will rupture. Usually it’s associated with minor trauma or it can be spontaneous, and this will lead to a huge, massive hemorrhage and these hemorrhages can be fatal. In addition to this problem, Zoubir’s venous malformation was encroaching on his airway so at some point it would affect his ability to breathe.
Couples want to have spontaneous sex, but if your bedroom is too cold you won’t want to be rolling around naked in it.
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- عفويArabic
- spontánní, impulzivníCzech
- spontanGerman
- espontáneoSpanish
- خود جوش، داوطلبانه، ناگهانیPersian
- luonnollinen, äkillinen, omaehtoinen, impulsiivinen, yllättävä, spontaani, oma-aloitteinenFinnish
- endémique, spontané, indigène, naturel, soudain, réflexe, impulsif, volontaireFrench
- saor-thoileachScottish Gaelic
- spontánHungarian
- spontaneoItalian
- 自発Japanese
- spontaneoLatin
- spontanMalay
- plutselig, spontanNorwegian
- plutseleg, spontanNorwegian Nynorsk
- spontaniczny, samorzutnyPolish
- espontâneoPortuguese
- spontanRomanian
- спонта́нный, доброво́льный, самопроизво́льныйRussian
- ȉmpulzīvan, spȍntānSerbo-Croatian
- reflexmässig, spontanSwedish
- தன்னிச்சையானTamil
- โดยธรรมชาติThai
- kendiliğinden, doğalTurkish
- اچانکUrdu
- 自发的Chinese
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