Definitions for spontaneous
spɒnˈteɪ ni əsspon·ta·neous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. spontaneous, self-generatedadjective

   happening or arising without apparent external cause

   "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

2. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwrittenadjective

   said or done without having been planned or written in advance

   "he made a few ad-lib remarks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. spontaneousadjective

   Self generated; happening without any apparent external cause.

   He made a spontaneous offer of help.

2. spontaneousadjective

   Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.

3. spontaneousadjective

   proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint

4. spontaneousadjective

   arising from a momentary impulse

5. spontaneousadjective

   controlled and directed internally : self-active : spontaneous movement characteristic of living things

6. spontaneousadjective

   produced without being planted or without human labor : indigenous

7. spontaneousadjective

   not apparently contrived or manipulated : natural

8. spontaneousadjective

   Random.

9. spontaneousadjective

   Sudden, without warning.

10. Etymology: spontaneus, from sponte.

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

1. SPONTANEOUSadjective

   Voluntary; not compelled; acting without compulsion or restraint; acting of itself; acting of its own accord.

   Etymology: spontanée, French; from sponte, Lat.

   Many analogal motions in animals, though I cannot call them voluntary, yet I see them spontaneous: I have reason to conclude, that these are not simply mechanical. Matthew Hale.

   They now came forth
   Spontaneous; for within them spirit mov’d
   Attendant on their lord. John Milton.

   While John for nine-pins does declare,
   And Roger loves to pitch the bar,
   Both legs and arms spontaneous move,
   Which was the thing I meant to prove. Matthew Prior.

   Begin with sense, of ev’ry art the soul,
   Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole;
   Spontaneous beauties all around advance,
   Start ev’n from difficulty, strike from chance,
   Nature shall join you, time shall make it grow. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spontaneous

   Spontaneous refers to something happening or done without premeditation, planning, or external influence, typically as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination. It can also describe a person or their actions as having an open, natural, and uninhibited manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Spontaneousadjective

   proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion

2. Spontaneousadjective

   proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth

3. Spontaneousadjective

   produced without being planted, or without human labor; as, a spontaneous growth of wood

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spontaneous

   spon-tā′nē-us, adj. of one's free-will: involuntary: acting by its own impulse or natural law: produced of itself or without interference.—ns. Spontanē′ity, Spontā′neousness, the state or quality of being spontaneous.—adv. Spontā′neously.—Spontaneous combustion, a phenomenon that occasionally manifests itself in mineral and organic substances; Spontaneous generation, a term applied to the real or imaginary development of lowly organisms from non-living matter. [L. spontaneus—sponte, of one's own accord.]

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1. spontaneous

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spontaneous' in Adjectives Frequency: #1023

How to pronounce spontaneous?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say spontaneous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spontaneous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spontaneous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of spontaneous in a Sentence

1. Lydia Child:

   That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring waves, and screeching winds.

2. Christopher Lloyd:

   It was love at first sight, everything just happened so easily with Michael. He has a comic flair, very spontaneous, had wonderful energy. It just all came through. And the chemistry we had between each other -- I felt we never had to work for it. It simply existed.

3. Lucy Nicholson:

   One of the most striking things about the World Cup compared to the Olympics, is how male it is: the vast majority of fans, media, and obviously players are male, given this, it was surprising how little rowdiness I witnessed ... I found ordinary Russians, particularly women, to be invariably kind and warm ... This welcoming behavior could have been inspired by pride in a national event or perhaps by the balmy weather, but much of it seemed spontaneous and genuine.

4. Filippo Grandi:

   At the borders with Ukraine, I saw an unmatched outpouring of spontaneous solidarity by communities and humanitarians from across each country: local responders were busy, mountains of donations had been built, all effectively organized by border guards, local authorities and communities.

5. Brett Favre:

   What makes me most proud is how I played the game, being real, authentic and spontaneous and loving the game was what it was all about.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spontaneous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spontaneous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=spontaneous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spontaneous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=spontaneous