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Meaning of 'spontaneous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spontaneous [ a.]
- Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion.
- Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth.
- Produced without being planted, or without human labor; as, a spontaneous growth of wood.

Meaning of 'spontaneous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spontaneous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- happening or arising without apparent external cause
Example in sentence:
  • a spontaneous abortion;
  • spontaneous combustion;
  • spontaneous laughter
2 . spontaneous [ s]
Meaning (2):
- said or done without having been planned or written in advance
Example in sentence:
  • he made a few ad-lib remarks

Nearby Words:

spodomancy spodomantic spodumene spoffish spoil spoilable spoiled spoiler spoilfive spoilful

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