spontaneousness

spon·ta·ne·ous

 (spŏn-tā′nē-əs)

adj.

1. Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated: a microorganism capable of spontaneous movement.

2. Arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from forethought or prompting: spontaneous laughter; a spontaneous protest.

3. Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior: a spontaneous personality.

4. Growing without cultivation or human labor: spontaneous vegetation.

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[From Late Latin spontāneus, of one's own accord, from Latin sponte; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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spon·ta′ne·ous·ly adv.

spon·ta′ne·ous·ness n.

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Noun

1.

spontaneousness - the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter" spontaneity naturalness - the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

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Translations

تِلقائِيَّه، عَفْوِيَّه

spontánnost

spontanitet

Spontaneität

spontanéspontanéité

frivillighet

spontánnosť

kendiliğinden olma

任意自发

spontaneous

(spənˈteiniəs) adjective

1. said, done etc of one's own free will without pressure from others. His offer was quite spontaneous. spontaan عَفْوي спонтанен espontâneo dobrovolný spontan spontan αυθόρμητοςespontáneo omaalgatuslik خود به خود spontaani spontané סְפּוֹנטָאנִי स्वैच्‍िछक, स्वेच्छित spontan önkéntes spontan sem gerist án utanaðkomandi áhrifa spontaneo 自発的な 자발적인 spontaniškas, savaimingas spontāns; labprātīgs spontan spontaanfrivillig, uoppfordretdobrowolnyespontâneo spon­tan добровольный dobrovoľný, spontánny spontan spontan spontan ที่เสร็จเรียบร้อย spontane, isteyerek 不由自主的，自然的 мимовільний; спонтанний غیر ارادی tự phát 自发的，自然的

2. natural; not forced. spontaneous behaviour. spontaan طَبيعي، تِلقائي естествен espontâneo přirozený ungezwungen naturlig αυθόρμητος, φυσικόςespontáneo spontaanne خود جوش spontaani spontané סְפּוֹנטָאנִי स्वाभाविक, सहज prirodan, neusiljen spontán wajar óþvingaður spontaneo 自然な 자연적인 betarpiškas spontāns; brīvs; patvaļīgs tanpa paksaan spontaannaturlig, spontanspontanicznyespontâneo spontan непроизвольный prirodzený naraven spontan spontan ซึ่งเป็นไปตามธรรมชาติ doğal 自生的，非人工栽培的 безпосередній, невимушений قدرتی tự nhiên 出自自然的

sponˈtaneously adverb

spontaan بِتِلقائِيَّه، بِعَفْوِيَّه спонтанно espontaneamente z vlastní vůle spontan spontant; naturligt αυθόρμηταespontáneamente spontaanselt spontaanisti spontanément בְּאוֹפֶן סְפּוֹנטָאנִי स्वत:, अपने आप से, अनायास, सहज भाव से spontano, prirodno saját jószántából, önként, spontán módon secara spontan af sjálfsdáðum; ósjálfrátt spontaneamente 自発的に 자발적으로, 자연적으로 spontaniškai spontāni secara spontan spontaanuoppfordret, spontantdobrowolnie, spontanicznie espontaneamente (în mod) spontan добровольно; непроизвольно spontánne spontano spontano spontant โดยที่เกิดขึ้นเองตามธรรมชาติ kendiliğinden 自然地 ，自發地，不由自主地 мимовільно; спонтанно بے ساختہ tự phát 自然地，自发地，不由自主地

sponˈtaneousness noun

spontaniteit تِلقائِيَّه، عَفْوِيَّه естественост espontaneidade spontánnost die Spontaneität spontanitet αυθορμητισμόςespontaneidad spontaansus spontaanius spontanéité סְפּוֹנטָאנִיוּת स्वैच्छिकता, ऐच्छिकता spontanost, neusiljenost önkéntelenség, spontaneitás sikap spontan það að gerast sjálfkrafa; það að vera ósjálfráður spontaneità 自発性 자발적임, 자연적임 spontaniškumas, savaimingumas spontānums spontan spontaniteitfrivillighet, spontanitet spontaniczność espontaneidade spontaneitate добровольность; непроизвольность spontánnosť spontanost spontanost spontanitet การเกิดขึ้นเองตามธรรมชาติ kendiliğinden olma 自然，任意 спонтанність بے ساختگی tính tự động, tính tự ý 自发，任意

spontaneity (spontəˈneiəti) , (spontəˈniːəti) noun

spontaniteit عَفْوِيَّه، تلقائِيَّه спотанност espontaneidade vlastní iniciativa eigener, freier Antrieb spontanitet; umiddelbarhed αυθορμητισμόςespontaneidad spontaansus خود به خودي spontaanisuus spontanéité סְפּוֹנטָאנִיוּת सहजता, स्वत: प्रवर्तिता neusiljenost, spontanost önkéntelenség, spontaneitás sikap spontan það að gerast sjálfkrafa spontaneità 自発性 자발성, 자연성 betarpiškumas spontānums sifat spontan spontaniteitspontanitet spontaniczność espontaneidade spontaneitate непосредственность vlastná iniciatíva spontanost spontanost spontanitet, spontan handling ลักษณะซึ่งเกิดขึ้นเอง kendiliğinden olma 自發性，自然發生 спонтанність; безпосередність بے ساختگی tính tự động, tính tự nhiên 自发性

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