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I used to be afraid of pain, didn't take a lot of risks, especially in love. I'm not as afraid anymore. I'm more spontaneous, more likely to say what I think.
Melody Beattie

Meaning of "spontaneous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPONTANEOUS

From Late Latin spontāneus, from Latin sponte voluntarily.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPONTANEOUS

spontaneous  [spɒnˈteɪnɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPONTANEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spontaneous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPONTANEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spontaneous in the English dictionary

The first definition of spontaneous in the dictionary is occurring, produced, or performed through natural processes without external influence. Other definition of spontaneous is arising from an unforced personal impulse; voluntary; unpremeditated. Spontaneous is also growing naturally; indigenous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPONTANEOUS


assentaneous
ˌæsənˈteɪnɪəs
coetaneous
ˌkəʊɪˈteɪnɪəs
coinstantaneous
ˌkəʊɪnstənˈteɪnɪəs
consectaneous
ˌkɒnsekˈteɪnɪəs
consentaneous
ˌkɒnsɛnˈteɪnɪəs
cutaneous
kjuːˈteɪnɪəs
instantaneous
ˌɪnstənˈteɪnɪəs
intracutaneous
ˌɪntrəkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
momentaneous
ˌməʊmənˈteɪnɪəs
mucocutaneous
ˌmjuːkəʊkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
musculocutaneous
ˌmʌskjʊləʊkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
nonsimultaneous
ˌnɒnsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs
percutaneous
ˌpɜːkjʊˈteɪnɪəs
simultaneous
ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs
subcutaneous
ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
subitaneous
ˌsuːbɪˈteɪnɪəs
subspontaneous
ˌsʌbspɒnˈteɪnɪəs
transcutaneous
ˌtrænzkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
unconsentaneous
ʌnˌkɒnsenˈteɪnɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPONTANEOUS

spongology
spongy
sponsal
sponsalia
sponsible
sponsion
sponsional
sponson
sponsor
sponsored
sponsorial
sponsorship
spontaneities
spontaneity
spontaneous combustion
spontaneous generation
spontaneous recovery
spontaneously
spontaneousness
spontoon

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPONTANEOUS

araneous
consanguineous
contemporaneous
corneous
cotemporaneous
erroneous
extemporaneous
extraneous
gorgeous
gramineous
heterogeneous
homogeneous
igneous
inhomogeneous
ligneous
membraneous
nonhomogeneous
sanguineous
subterraneous
ultroneous
vimineous

Synonyms and antonyms of spontaneous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPONTANEOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spontaneous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spontaneous

Translation of «spontaneous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPONTANEOUS

Find out the translation of spontaneous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spontaneous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spontaneous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自发的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espontáneo
570 millions of speakers

English

spontaneous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सहज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَفَوِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спонтанный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espontâneo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বতঃস্ফূর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spontané
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spontan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spontan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自発的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자발적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spontan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự phát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்னிச்சையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्स्फूर्तपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spontaneo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spontaniczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спонтанний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spontan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυθόρμητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spontane
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spontan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spontan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spontaneous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONTANEOUS»

The term «spontaneous» is very widely used and occupies the 15.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONTANEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spontaneous

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10 QUOTES WITH «SPONTANEOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spontaneous.
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Gillian Anderson
I am more spontaneous than my character.
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Robert Barany
The investigations also proved that there were many cases of spontaneous deviation, i.e. cases where there had been no stimulation of the semi-circular canal apparatus.
3
Melody Beattie
I used to be afraid of pain, didn't take a lot of risks, especially in love. I'm not as afraid anymore. I'm more spontaneous, more likely to say what I think.
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Suzy Bogguss
A small venue is so much more intimate and loose. You can actually be more spontaneous, I feel.
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Anatole Broyard
The more I like a book, the more slowly I read. this spontaneous talking back to a book is one of the things that makes reading so valuable.
6
Mark Caine
Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous.
7
Benjamin N. Cardozo
The constant assumption runs throughout the law that the natural and spontaneous evolutions of habit fix the limits of right and wrong.
8
Alejo Carpentier
I studied harmony and composition in a very spontaneous manner.
9
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
10
Alice Cooper
If you confine it, you're confining a whole thing. If you make it spontaneous, so that anything can happen, like we don't want to confine or restrict anything. What we can do, whatever we can let happen, you just let it happen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPONTANEOUS»

Discover the use of spontaneous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spontaneous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spontaneous Happiness
Rooted in Dr. Weil's pioneering work in integrative medicine, the book suggests a reinterpretation of the notion of happiness, discusses the limitations of the biomedical model in treating depression, and elaborates on the inseparability of ...
Andrew Weil, 2011
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Spontaneous Healing
From the Paperback edition.
Andrew Weil, M.D., 2011
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The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the ...
The best-selling author of How to Know God and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success explains how to access the everyday coincidences of life and how to understand and reconnect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities in order to ...
Deepak Chopra, 2004
4
The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm ...
Braden explores the miracles that open the door to a powerful new way of seeing the world, and the science that tells why miracles are possible.
Gregg Braden, 2009
5
What the Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies of ...
The chapters in this volume present the state-of-the-art in this research.
Paul Ekman, Erika L. Rosenberg, 2005
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Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future (and a Way to Get ...
In Spontaneous Evolution, this world-renowned expert in the emerging science of epigenetics reveals how our changing understanding of biology will help us navigate this turbulent period in our planetOCOs history and how each of us can ...
Bruce Lipton, Steve Bhaerman, 2009
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Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order
IN 'SYNC' PROFESSOR STEVEN STROGATZ CONSIDERS A RANGE OF APPLICATIONS - HUMAN SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS, MENSTRUAL SYNCHRONY, INSECT OUTBREAKS, SUPERCONDUCTORS, LASERS, SECRET CODES, HEART ARRHYTHMIAS AND FADS - CONNECTING ALL TRHOUGH AN ...
Steven Strogatz, 2004
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Thermodynamics of Spontaneous and Non-spontaneous Processes
Main terms in the thermodynamics; Spontaneous and non-spontaneous processes; The first law of thermodynamics for open systems; The second law of thermodynamics and main mathematical equations; Thermodynamics of spontaneous and non- ...
I. M. Kolesnikov, 2001
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The Essential Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: The Essence ...
This is when the magic begins. This is when you achieve the spontaneous fulfillment of desire.
Deepak Chopra, 2007
10
Organizing the Spontaneous: Citizens Protest in Postwar Japan
Focuses on the significance of the US-Japan Security Treaty protests on the citizens' drive to transform Japanese society rather than on international diplomacy.
Wesley Makoto Sasaki-Uemura, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPONTANEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spontaneous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fans join Kevin Hart for spontaneous 5K
Comedian Kevin Hart was joined by dozens of fans Saturday morning in South Boston for a spontaneous 5K. Hart is in town filming a movie with Dwayne "The ... «WHDH-TV, Jun 15»
2
Kevin Hart leads 'spontaneous 5K run' through Atlanta by tweeting …
ATLANTA (AP) -- Actor and comedian Kevin Hart woke up his 19.6 million Twitter followers not with a joke but with a serious invitation for a run through Atlanta's ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
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Kevin Hart invites Twitter followers to 'spontaneous 5K run' in Atlanta
The 35-year-old comedian tweeted Thursday that he was "in the mood" for a "spontaneous 5K run" and invited his Twitter followers to join him. "Only come if ... «UPI.com, Jun 15»
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Kevin Hart invited all of Boston to run a 'spontaneous 5K' with him …
COMMENTARY. Last night comedian Kevin Hart tweeted that, ahead of two Sunday night shows at the TD Garden, he would run a “spontaneous” 5K at the ... «Boston.com, Jun 15»
5
Bizarre Tilgate fire sparks warning over incidents of spontaneous
A FIRE at a Tilgate launderette sparked by towels covered in massage oil has prompted a spontaneous combustion warning following five other similar incidents ... «Crawley News, May 15»
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New study hints at spontaneous appearance of primordial DNA
The self-organization properties of DNA-like molecular fragments four billion years ago may have guided their own growth into repeating chemical chains long ... «CU Boulder News & Events, Apr 15»
7
Prince is staging a 'spontaneous' U.S. tour? That is so Prince
LOS ANGELES — Prince isn't really into planning. Like at the Grammy Awards, as with life, he just sort of shows up unannounced. You feel somehow elevated ... «Mashable, Mar 15»
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Murderer claims he killed in spontaneous 'blind rage'
"It was a spontaneous act, committed in the heat of the moment and while in a blind rage. "It was not intentional." Crown prosecutor Ben Power said the judge did ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Mar 15»
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Mum 'set fire to both babies for attention and blamed spontaneous
Medics are refusing to release a baby back to his mother amid fears that she fabricated claims the boy and his brother spontaneously burst into flames. «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Spontaneous Order
I actually tried that while doing a TV special on "Spontaneous Order." I brought a megaphone to a skating rink and bossed people around. Some skaters fell. «Town Hall, Feb 15»

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