Spontaneity
[,spɒntə'neɪɪtɪ] or [,spɑntə'neəti]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; 'the spontaneity of his laughter'.
Typist: Vivienne--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force.
(n.) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment.
(n.) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigor and refreshment.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Spontaneousness.
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Examples
- Doesn't it destroy all our spontaneity, all our instincts? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The charm which the spontaneity of little children has for sympathetic observers is due to perception of this intellectual originality. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It was the danger-point of their intercourse that he could not doubt the spontaneity of her liking. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She envied them some spontaneity, a childish sufficiency to which she herself could never approach. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He opposed those physicians who believed in the spontaneity of disease, and he wished to wage a war of extermination against all injurious organisms. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Often he is in the highest spirits, with all the spontaneity of youth, and again he is depressed, moody, and violently angry. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The spontaneity of wit may afford another clue to the mystery of scientific discovery. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Typist: Shirley