spontaneity

English

Etymology

Compare to French spontanéité.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈspɒn.tɪ.neɪ.ɪ.ti/, SAMPA: /"spQn.tI.neI.I.ti/

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Noun

spontaneity (countable and uncountable; plural spontaneities)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.
2. (countable) Spontaneous behaviour.

Related terms

• spontaneous

Translations

the quality of being spontaneous

Croatian: spȍntānōst (hr) f. Czech: spontánnost (cs) f. Finnish: spontaanisuus (fi)

Polish: spontaniczność (pl) f. Romanian: spontaneitate (ro) f. Russian: спонтанность (ru) (spontánnost')

spontaneous behaviour

Croatian: spȍntānōst (hr) f. Czech: spontánnost (cs) f.

Hungarian: spontaneitás (hu)

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German: Spontaneität (also Spontanität) f. (1,2)

Italian: Spontaneità f.

External links

• spontaneity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• spontaneity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• spontaneity at OneLook Dictionary Search