spontaneous
coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
(of a person) given to acting upon sudden impulses.
(of natural phenomena) arising from internal forces or causes; independent of external agencies; self-acting.
growing naturally or without cultivation, as plants and fruits; indigenous.
produced by natural process.
Origin of spontaneous
1synonym study For spontaneous
Other words for spontaneous
Opposites for spontaneous
Other words from spontaneous
- spon·ta·ne·ous·ly, adverb
- spon·ta·ne·ous·ness, noun
- non·spon·ta·ne·ous, adjective
- non·spon·ta·ne·ous·ness, noun
- sem·i·spon·ta·ne·ous, adjective
- sem·i·spon·ta·ne·ous·ness, noun
- sub·spon·ta·ne·ous, adjective
- sub·spon·ta·ne·ous·ness, noun
- un·spon·ta·ne·ous, adjective
- un·spon·ta·ne·ous·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for spontaneous
/ (spɒnˈteɪnɪəs) /
occurring, produced, or performed through natural processes without external influence: spontaneous movement
arising from an unforced personal impulse; voluntary; unpremeditated: a spontaneous comment
(of plants) growing naturally; indigenous
Origin of spontaneous
1Derived forms of spontaneous
- spontaneously, adverb
- spontaneousness, noun
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