spontaneously
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4.4
- adverb
- /spɑnˈteɪnəsli/
:
espontáneamente
- During the festival, people danced spontaneously, celebrating the joy of the moment.
- arise spontaneously
- emerge spontaneously
- freely and spontaneously
Beliefs are things that happen spontaneously based on circumstances.
- Beliefs are things that happen spontaneously based on circumstances.
- It's not just that things can't spontaneously appear, that's true as well.
- You will cry spontaneously and feel angry at the world.
- And and if it, if it emerges spontaneously, we need to be careful.
- They would suddenly, spontaneously bleed, as it were.
- You see aesthetic movements like this arising spontaneously in many different cultures.
- We get to see how smart you are and thoughtful and spontaneously funny.
- And after that, you find yourself exchanging numbers and a story starts spontaneously, unprompted.
- So maybe you see Lisa walk in the room and you are spontaneously turned on.
- And so we say that that's a a state of matter that forms spontaneously.
Examples
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We get to see how smart you are and thoughtful and spontaneously funny.
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The only way she could stop it was to paint spontaneously or yell and throw things.
Fiction book (1999) -
You will cry spontaneously and feel angry at the world.
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Beliefs are things that happen spontaneously based on circumstances.
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For example, a child may spontaneously blurt out a statement for which only you know the meaning.
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But he had to act spontaneously, with all eyes on him, and that was his undoing.
Academic text (1999) -
Teacher interview data also indicated that students were spontaneously practicing TAP activities outside of TAP time.
Academic text (2013) -
Individuals give freely and spontaneously; the state takes, with threats and penalties.
Academic text (2011) -
Numerous studies have shown that people with aphasia still gesture spontaneously and frequently (Rose, 2006).
Academic text (2013) -
The specialists have accentuated the necessity of moving freely and spontaneously asking additional questions during the interviews when needed.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
99
2.3
Happening without any warning
37
6.3
Done or said without preparation
24
5.8
To do something suddenly without planning
12
5.1
Act quickly because you suddenly want to, without thinking first
5
7.5
Happening on its own without being asked or wanted
4
5.8
Happening suddenly without planning, often as a quick decision
2
9.9
Said or done without planning beforehand
2
6.2
Done without being asked
1
7.7
Says or does something without planning
In a way that is not planned beforehand
In a way that is said or done without preparation
To perform freely without preparation in speech or music
Without planning or thinking about it first
In an unplanned way not on purpose
Antonyms
How Spontaneous
Surface Forms
Morphology
spontaneously = spontaneous (transparent) = spontaneous + ly
The adverb is the regular adverbial form of 'spontaneous' formed with '-ly' and its meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Spontaneously comes from the Latin word sponte, which means 'of one's own will' or 'on your own'. So to do something spontaneously is to do it naturally and without planning, because you act 'on your own' rather than being forced.