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spontaneous

/sp/A/n't/eI/n/i//@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. happening or arising without apparent external cause

    adj.all

    Examples
    Spontaneous laughter.
    Spontaneous combustion.
    A spontaneous abortion.
    Synonyms self-generated
    Antonyms induced

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a <i>spontaneous</i> gift or proportion.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. said or done without having been planned or written in advance

    adj.all

    Synonyms ad-lib unwritten

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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