Definitions for spontaneity
ˌspɒn təˈni ɪ ti, -ˈneɪ-spon·tane·ity

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. spontaneity, spontaneousnessnoun

   the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint

   "the spontaneity of his laughter"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spontaneitynoun

   The quality of being spontaneous.

2. spontaneitynoun

   Spontaneous behaviour.

3. Etymology: Compare to French.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spontaneitynoun

   Voluntariness; willingness; accord uncompelled.

   Etymology: spontaneitas, school Lat. spontaneite, Fr. from spontaneous.

   Necessity and spontaneity may sometimes meet together, so may spontaneity and liberty; but real necessity and true liberty can never. John Bramhall, against Hobbs.

   Strict necessity they simple call;
   It so binds the will, that things foreknown
   By spontaneity not choice are done. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spontaneity

   Spontaneity refers to the quality or state of being spontaneous - acting on impulse or without premeditation or external stimulus. It is the act of being natural, unconstrained, or unplanned, and is often associated with displaying a free spirit, flexibility, creativity, and unpredictability.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Spontaneitynoun

   the quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force

2. Spontaneitynoun

   the tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment

3. Spontaneitynoun

   the tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigor and refreshment

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. spontanit.]

Matched Categories

1. • Naturalness

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How to pronounce spontaneity?

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How to say spontaneity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spontaneity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spontaneity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of spontaneity in a Sentence

1. Sean Bisceglia:

   I am super passionate to get everyone back, what we are really missing is that creativity, and that spontaneity and the ingenuity and talking to your teammates face-to-face. The whole creativity has kind of been gutted without people being together. I've seen a big cultural effect of connecting to your co-workers.

2. Japanese Proverb:

   Art is the illusion of spontaneity.

3. Lewis Mumford:

   Unable to create a meaningful life for itself, the personality takes its own revenge: from the lower depths comes a regressive form of spontaneity: raw animality forms a counterpoise to the meaningless stimuli and the vicarious life to which the ordinary man is conditioned. Getting spiritual nourishment from this chaos of events, sensations, and devious interpretations is the equivalent of trying to pick through a garbage pile for food.

4. Duncan Dickson:

   To me, one of the joys in visiting a theme park is the spontaneity of the visit, if all of the attractions are booked up with virtual queuing it takes the spontaneous aspect away.

5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a free people. When the creative impulse cannot flourish, when it cannot freely select its methods and objects, when it is deprived of spontaneity, then society severs the root of art.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spontaneity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spontaneity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=spontaneity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spontaneity
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=spontaneity