unspontaneous
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈspɒntəneəs/
- When they scheduled their weekly game night, the atmosphere felt very unspontaneous.
Examples
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He was unspontaneous, uneasy with strong emotions, and hard to know.
Academic text (1999) -
That is why, from almost the beginning, my sexual response became completely unspontaneous.
Fiction book (1993) -
But I have a feeling all this is contrived and unspontaneous.
Fiction book (1996) -
But the game itself, more so than almost any other sport, is just a series of totally unspontaneous, coordinated maneuvers that the team has drilled over and over again.
Blog text (7) -
An alternative explanation for Wordsworth's curiously unspontaneous spontaneity has been provided by Jon Mee, who has discussed Wordsworth's "Preface" as participating in a complex conversation about "enthusiasm" as a source of poetic inspiration.
Academic text (2016) -
Her reaction to the surprise party was surprisingly unspontaneous; she had clearly seen it coming.
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Planning every detail of their trip made the vacation feel unspontaneous and less enjoyable.
Antonyms
How Spontaneous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unspontaneous = spontaneous (transparent) = un + spontaneous
A straightforward negation formed by the productive prefix 'un-' attached to the adjective 'spontaneous', yielding 'not spontaneous'.
Etymology
The word unspontaneous is made of un- 'not' and spontaneous 'from your own will' or 'without planning'. So it describes something that does not feel natural or free, like a forced laugh.