- spontaneity
- noun Date: 1651 1. the quality or state of being spontaneous 2. voluntary or undetermined action or movement; also its source
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Spontaneity — Spon ta*ne i*ty (sp[o^]n t[.a]*n[=e] [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Spontaneities} ( t[i^]z). [Cf. F. spontan[ e]it[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spontaneity — index impulse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spontaneity — 1650s; see SPONTANEOUS (Cf. spontaneous) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
spontaneity — *abandon, *unconstraint Analogous words: spontaneousness, instinctiveness, impulsiveness (see corresponding adjectives at SPONTANEOUS): extem poraneousness, offhandedness, unpremeditatedness (see corresponding adjectives at EXTEMPORANEOUS):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
spontaneity — spon tǝ nay i ti has largely superseded the traditional pronunciation spon tǝ nee i ti … Modern English usage
spontaneity — [spän΄tə nē′ə tē; ] often [ spän΄tənā′ə tē] n. 1. the state or quality of being spontaneous 2. pl. spontaneities spontaneous behavior, movement, action, etc … English World dictionary
spontaneity — [[t]spɒ̱ntəne͟ɪɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Spontaneity is spontaneous, natural behaviour. He had the spontaneity of a child … English dictionary
spontaneity — spontaneous ► ADJECTIVE 1) performed or occurring as a result of an unpremeditated impulse and without external stimulus. 2) open, natural, and uninhibited. 3) (of a process or event) occurring without apparent external cause. 4) Biology (of… … English terms dictionary
spontaneity — noun the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint (Freq. 3) the spontaneity of his laughter • Syn: ↑spontaneousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑spontaneous (for: ↑spontaneousness) … Useful english dictionary
spontaneity and spontaneous — Spontaneity is the quality of being spontaneous: behavior proceeding from natural feeling or from a momentary impulse, without having been planned or labored; developing from within, without apparent external influence, force, cause, or… … Glossary of Art Terms
spontaneity/indifference — The contrast is used by Locke and then Hume in their discussions of free will . Liberty of spontaneity is the freedom to do something if we so choose, and is contrasted with forcible restraint or inability. It is to be distinguished from the… … Philosophy dictionary
