Spontaneity

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈspÉ’n.tǝ.neɪ.ǝ.ti/

Origin

Compare French spontanéité.

Full definition of spontaneity

Noun

1. (uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.
• Elizabeth BrowningRomney Leigh, who lives by diagrams,
  And crosses not the spontaneities
  Of all his individual, personal life
  With formal universals.
2. (countable) Spontaneous behaviour.
3. (biology) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.
4. (biology) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.

Antonyms

• (quality of being spontaneous) discipline

Related terms

• spontaneous