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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.

   Derivatives

   • 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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   What does it mean to tell someone to be more spontaneous?

   • Telling someone to be more spontaneous means you want them to be more flexible and willing to do more things on a whim instead of needings for things to be completely structured or scheduled. The state or quality of being spontaneous is spontaneity.

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   What is a spontaneous event?

   • A spontaneous event happens because of processes within something rather than being caused by things outside it. I had another spontaneous miscarriage at around the 16th to 18th week. ...a spontaneous explosion. Usually a woman's breasts produce milk spontaneously after the birth. These images surface spontaneously in dreams.

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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 pronunciation of spontaneous with examples and translations.

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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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   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.

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   Spontaneous means not planned or arranged, but done because someone suddenly wants to do it. It also means happening because of natural processes or forces, or growing naturally without cultivation.

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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.