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Spontaneity

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being spontaneous. uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint wordnet
  3. 3
    Spontaneous behaviour. countable

    "Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams, / And crosses out the spontaneities / Of all his individual, personal life / With formal universals."

  4. 4
    The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité.

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