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spon·ta·ne·ous

(spŏn-tā′nē-əs)
adj.
1. Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated: a microorganism capable of spontaneous movement.
2. Arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from forethought or prompting: spontaneous laughter; a spontaneous protest.
3. Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior: a spontaneous personality.
4. Growing without cultivation or human labor: spontaneous vegetation.

[From Late Latin spontāneus, of one's own accord, from Latin sponte; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

spon·ta′ne·ous·ly adv.
spon·ta′ne·ous·ness n.
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Adv. 1. spontaneously - in a spontaneous manner; "this shift occurs spontaneously"
2. spontaneously - without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"
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spontaneously

adverb
1. voluntarily, freely, instinctively, impromptu, off the cuff (informal), on impulse, impulsively, in the heat of the moment, extempore, off your own bat, of your own accord, quite unprompted Her husband was never spontaneously warm or friendly towards us.
2. automatically, instinctively, involuntarily, unthinkingly These images surface spontaneously in dreams.
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spontaneously

adverb
Of one's own free will:
Idioms: of one's own accord, on one's own volition.
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Translations
بِتِلقائِيَّه، بِعَفْوِيَّه
z vlastní vůle
itsestäänspontaanisti
spontano
önkéntsaját jószántábólspontán módon
af sjálfsdáîum; ósjálfrátt
spontánne

spontaneously

[spɒnˈteɪnɪəslɪ] ADVespontáneamente
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spontaneously

[spɒnˈteɪniəsli] advspontanément
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spontaneously

advspontan ; (= voluntarily also)von sich aus, von selbst; to combust spontaneouslysich selbst entzünden
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spontaneously

[spɒnˈteɪnɪəslɪ] advspontaneamente
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spontaneous

(spənˈteiniəs) adjective
1. said, done etc of one's own free will without pressure from others. His offer was quite spontaneous. spontaan عَفْوي спонтанен espontâneo dobrovolný spontan spontan αυθόρμητος espontáneo omaalgatuslik خود به خود spontaani spontané סְפּוֹנטָאנִי स्वैच्‍िछक, स्वेच्छित spontan önkéntes spontan sem gerist án utanaðkomandi áhrifa spontaneo 自発的な 자발적인 spontaniškas, savaimingas spontāns; labprātīgs spontan spontaan frivillig, uoppfordret dobrowolny espontâneo spon­tan добровольный dobrovoľný, spontánny spontan spontan spontan ที่เสร็จเรียบร้อย spontane, isteyerek 不由自主的,自然的 мимовільний; спонтанний غیر ارادی tự phát 自发的,自然的
2. natural; not forced. spontaneous behaviour. spontaan طَبيعي، تِلقائي естествен espontâneo přirozený ungezwungen naturlig αυθόρμητος, φυσικός espontáneo spontaanne خود جوش spontaani spontané סְפּוֹנטָאנִי स्वाभाविक, सहज prirodan, neusiljen spontán wajar óþvingaður spontaneo 自然な 자연적인 betarpiškas spontāns; brīvs; patvaļīgs tanpa paksaan spontaan naturlig, spontan spontaniczny espontâneo spontan непроизвольный prirodzený naraven spontan spontan ซึ่งเป็นไปตามธรรมชาติ doğal 自生的,非人工栽培的 безпосередній, невимушений قدرتی tự nhiên 出自自然的
sponˈtaneously adverb
spontaan بِتِلقائِيَّه، بِعَفْوِيَّه спонтанно espontaneamente z vlastní vůle spontan spontant; naturligt αυθόρμητα espontáneamente spontaanselt spontaanisti spontanément בְּאוֹפֶן סְפּוֹנטָאנִי स्वत:, अपने आप से, अनायास, सहज भाव से spontano, prirodno saját jószántából, önként, spontán módon secara spontan af sjálfsdáðum; ósjálfrátt spontaneamente 自発的に 자발적으로, 자연적으로 spontaniškai spontāni secara spontan spontaan uoppfordret, spontant dobrowolnie, spontanicznie espontaneamente (în mod) spontan добровольно; непроизвольно spontánne spontano spontano spontant โดยที่เกิดขึ้นเองตามธรรมชาติ kendiliğinden 自然地 ,自發地,不由自主地 мимовільно; спонтанно بے ساختہ tự phát 自然地,自发地,不由自主地
sponˈtaneousness noun
spontaniteit تِلقائِيَّه، عَفْوِيَّه естественост espontaneidade spontánnost die Spontaneität spontanitet αυθορμητισμός espontaneidad spontaansus spontaanius spontanéité סְפּוֹנטָאנִיוּת स्वैच्छिकता, ऐच्छिकता spontanost, neusiljenost önkéntelenség, spontaneitás sikap spontan það að gerast sjálfkrafa; það að vera ósjálfráður spontaneità 自発性 자발적임, 자연적임 spontaniškumas, savaimingumas spontānums spontan spontaniteit frivillighet, spontanitet spontaniczność espontaneidade spontaneitate добровольность; непроизвольность spontánnosť spontanost spontanost spontanitet การเกิดขึ้นเองตามธรรมชาติ kendiliğinden olma 自然,任意 спонтанність بے ساختگی tính tự động, tính tự ý 自发,任意
spontaneity (spontəˈneiəti) , (spontəˈniːəti) noun
spontaniteit عَفْوِيَّه، تلقائِيَّه спотанност espontaneidade vlastní iniciativa eigener, freier Antrieb spontanitet; umiddelbarhed αυθορμητισμός espontaneidad spontaansus خود به خودي spontaanisuus spontanéité סְפּוֹנטָאנִיוּת सहजता, स्वत: प्रवर्तिता neusiljenost, spontanost önkéntelenség, spontaneitás sikap spontan það að gerast sjálfkrafa spontaneità 自発性 자발성, 자연성 betarpiškumas spontānums sifat spontan spontaniteit spontanitet spontaniczność espontaneidade spontaneitate непосредственность vlastná iniciatíva spontanost spontanost spontanitet, spontan handling ลักษณะซึ่งเกิดขึ้นเอง kendiliğinden olma 自發性,自然發生 спонтанність; безпосередність بے ساختگی tính tự động, tính tự nhiên 自发性
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A higher body shalt thou create, a first movement, a spontaneously rolling wheel--a creating one shalt thou create.
His words and actions flowed from him as evenly, inevitably, and spontaneously as fragrance exhales from a flower.
And here Grandfather took occasion to talk rather tediously about the nature and forms of government that established themselves, almost spontaneously, in Massachusetts and the other New England colonies.
It is true that Reginald had not in any degree grown cool towards me; but yet he has lately mentioned Frederica spontaneously and unnecessarily, and once said something in praise of her person.
3 (3,000ドル).-- That is it impossible to load the Columbiad, and that the pyroxyle will take fire spontaneously under the pressure of the projectile.
Then, besides other qualities, we must try to find a naturally well-proportioned and gracious mind, which will move spontaneously towards the true being of everything.
The roof was mended, a kitchen maid was found--a crony of the village elder's--hens were bought, the cows began giving milk, the garden hedge was stopped up with stakes, the carpenter made a mangle, hooks were put in the cupboards, and they ceased to burst open spontaneously, and an ironing-board covered with army cloth was placed across from the arm of a chair to the chest of drawers, and there was a smell of flatirons in the maids' room.
Once, I met him unexpectedly, about half-a-mile from my house, walking down the middle of a public street, attended by a pretty large crowd, and spontaneously exhibiting the whole of his accomplishments.
The latter was the eternal, living principle or soul in him; and in sleep, being for the time dissociated from the characterizing mind, which at other times employed it for its outer vehicle or agent, it spontaneously sought escape from the scorching contiguity of the frantic thing, of which, for the time, it was no longer an integral.
But then, as Herbert changed the bandages, more by the light of the fire than by the outer light, he went back to it spontaneously.
I, for instance, was triumphant over everyone; everyone, of course, was in dust and ashes, and was forced spontaneously to recognise my superiority, and I forgave them all.
It grows spontaneously, and absolutely covers the plains.

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