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Grammar : Adj
Spell : spon-tey-nee-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : spɒnˈteɪ ni əs



Definition of spontaneous

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Late Latin spontaneus "willing, of one's free will," from Latin (sua) sponte "of one's own accord, willingly;" of unknown origin. Related: Spontaneously. Earliest use is of persons and characters. Spontaneous combustion first attested 1795. Spontaneous generation (the phrase, not the event) attested from 1650s.
  • adj impulsive, willing
Example sentences :
  • At her spontaneous act of welcome a light came into his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • It cannot be loving and spontaneous unless there is a natural impulse behind it.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • One of her most spontaneous laughs bubbled up in her throat.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • There was no question but that it was for Martin she sparkled, sweet and spontaneous as she was.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Remember what we said a little while ago, about fancy and spontaneous affections.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It is too much seen by fits and starts, and sallies, and those not spontaneous.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The mother will care for the child with the spontaneous help of her neighbours.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • But when we cannot trace the cause of phenomena, we call them spontaneous.
  • Extract from : « The Perpetuation Of Living Beings, Hereditary Transmission And Variation » by Thomas H. Huxley
  • By this kind of inquiry he thoroughly upset the doctrine of spontaneous generation, for his time at least.
  • Extract from : « The Method By Which The Causes Of The Present And Past Conditions Of Organic Nature Are To Be Discovered.--The Origination Of Living Beings » by Thomas H. Huxley
  • It was the finest case of spontaneous combustion physician had ever seen.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

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