Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. 1. : proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint. 2. : arising from a momentary impulse. 3. : controlled and directed internally : self-acting. spontaneous movement characteristic of living things. 4. : produced without being planted or without human labor : indigenous. 5.

  2. happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced: His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand. approving She's such a spontaneous, lively woman. Fewer examples. I am certain both these statements were spontaneous and genuine. The audience broke into spontaneous applause.

  3. Synonyms for SPONTANEOUS: automatic, mechanical, sudden, reflex, robotic, instinctive, mechanic, simple; Antonyms of SPONTANEOUS: conscious, deliberate, voluntary, intentional, prepared, wilful, willful, intended.

  4. 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.

  5. happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced: His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand. approving She's such a spontaneous, lively woman. Fewer examples. I am certain both these statements were spontaneous and genuine. The audience broke into spontaneous applause.

  6. happening naturally and suddenly and without being planned: a spontaneous reaction. The crowd broke into spontaneous applause. spontaneity. noun [ U ] uk / ˌspɒntəˈneɪəti / us. the quality of being spontaneous: The performance was boring and lacked spontaneity. spontaneously. adverb.

  7. Definitions of spontaneous. adjective. said or done without having been planned or written in advance. synonyms: ad-lib, unwritten. unscripted. not furnished with or using a script. adjective. happening or arising without apparent external cause. “ spontaneous laughter” “ spontaneous combustion” synonyms: self-generated. impulsive, unprompted.

  1. People also search for