spontaneity
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/ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/
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Definition of spontaneity
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The quality of being spontaneous.
“In any case, they are not very big on spontaneity. They sit on him for a few minutes before they decide what to do next.”
“The unpredictability of Gemini was then contrasted with examples of human spontaneity, like the splatter technique of Jackson Pollock.”
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noun
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(uncountable)The quality of being spontaneous.
“In any case, they are not very big on spontaneity. They sit on him for a few minutes before they decide what to do next.”
“The unpredictability of Gemini was then contrasted with examples of human spontaneity, like the splatter technique of Jackson Pollock.”
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(countable)Spontaneous behaviour.
“Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams, / And crosses out the spontaneities / Of all his individual, personal life / With formal universals.”
- (countable, uncountable)The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.
- (countable, uncountable)The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité.
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