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- [spon-tey-nee-uh s]
- /spɒnˈteɪ ni əs/
- /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spon-tey-nee-uh s]
- /spɒnˈteɪ ni əs/
Definitions of spontaneous word
- adjective spontaneous coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause. 1
- adjective spontaneous (of a person) given to acting upon sudden impulses. 1
- adjective spontaneous (of natural phenomena) arising from internal forces or causes; independent of external agencies; self-acting. 1
- adjective spontaneous growing naturally or without cultivation, as plants and fruits; indigenous. 1
- adjective spontaneous produced by natural process. 1
- adjective spontaneous action: unplanned 1
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Origin of spontaneous
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Late Latin spontāneus, equivalent to Latin spont(e) willingly + -āneus (-ān(us) -an + -eus -eous)
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Parts of speech for Spontaneous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spontaneous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spontaneous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spontaneous
adj spontaneous
- ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- aleatory — dependent on chance
- all over the map — changeable
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
adjective spontaneous
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- designful — full of design or intention
- designless — without a design, unplanned
- emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
Antonyms for spontaneous
adj spontaneous
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- conscripted — enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
- labored — of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
adjective spontaneous
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- mechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
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