spontaneity
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spontaneity
- /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité.
noun spontaneities
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The quality of being spontaneous.
In any case, they are not very big on spontaneity. They sit on him for a few minutes before they decide what to do next.
Similar: abruptness
- Spontaneous behaviour. Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams, / And crosses out the spontaneities / Of all his individual, personal life / With formal universals.
- The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.
- The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.
Similar: spontaneousness · Opposite: discipline
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noun
Similar: spontaneousness · Opposite: discipline
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noun the quality of being spontaneous
| Español | espontaneidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자발성 jabalseong |
| 日本語 | 自発性 jihatsusei |
| 中文 | 自發性 /自发性 zìfāxìng |
| हिन्दी | सहजता sahajtā |
| Português | espontaneidade |
| Français | spontanéité |
| Deutsch | Spontaneität, Spontanität |
| Italiano | spontaneità |
| Ελληνικά | αυθορμητισμός afthormitismós |
| Română | spontaneitate |
| Русский | спонта́нность spontánnostʹ |
noun spontaneous behaviour
| हिन्दी | सहजता sahajtā |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Laune |
| Ελληνικά | αυθορμητισμός afthormitismós |
| Русский | спонта́нность spontánnostʹ |
Talk about this word "spontaneity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spontaneity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spontaneity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spontaneity "spontaneity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spontaneity.Cite this
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title = {spontaneity},
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