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   Spon·ta·ne·ous

   /spänˈtānēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus: "the audience broke into spontaneous applause" Similar unforcedvoluntaryunconstrainedunpromptedunbiddenunsolicitedunplannedunpremeditatedunrehearsedimpulsiveimpetuousunstudiedimpromptuspur-of-the-momentextemporeextemporaneousunschooleduntaughtuninstructedinformal:off-the-cuffOpposite plannedforcedcalculated
   • ▪ (of a person) having an open, natural, and uninhibited manner. Similar naturaluninhibitedrelaxedunselfconsciousunaffectedeasyfree and easyimpulsiveimpetuousopengenuineOpposite inhibited
   • ▪ (of a process or event) occurring without apparent external cause: "spontaneous miscarriages"
   • ▪ (of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary: "the spontaneous mechanical activity of circular smooth muscle" Similar reflexautomaticknee-jerkinvoluntaryunthinkingunconsciousinstinctiveinstinctualinformal:gutOpposite conscious
   • ▪ (of a plant) growing naturally and without being tended or cultivated.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from late Latin spontaneus (from (sua) sponte ‘of (one's) own accord’) + -ous.

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   • 1. spontaneousness noun

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   What does spontaneous mean?

   • The meaning of SPONTANEOUS is proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint. How to use spontaneous in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What does it mean if things happen spontaneously?

   • That's spontaneous. Spontaneous things happen all of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, without being planned. Spontaneous can also refer to things that happen without outside influence. Your parents will be happy if you do your chores spontaneously instead of waiting till they nag you.

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   Where did the word spontaneous come from?

   • Hobbes was writing in English, but he knew Latin perfectly well too, including the source of spontaneous; the word comes, via Late Latin spontaneus, from the Latin sponte, meaning "of one's free will, voluntarily."

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   Spontaneous means acting or happening without external constraint, impulse, or influence. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of spontaneous from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Spontaneous means happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced. It also means happening without being caused by something outside, or without the organism's control. See more meanings, examples and translations of spontaneous.

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   Spontaneous definition: coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned. See examples of SPONTANEOUS used in a sentence.

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   Spontaneous means happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of spontaneous with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Something spontaneous happens when you're least expecting it. Spontaneous things are natural or instinctive, and they happen without warning. If you plan to go to a movie and then you go, that's not a spontaneous thing. Ditching the movie at the last minute to go to the park? That's spontaneous.

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   Spontaneous means not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and collocations.

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    Spontaneous means happening naturally and suddenly and without being planned. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see translations in different languages.