SPONTANEITY

spontaneity, spontaneousness

(noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; “the spontaneity of his laughter”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

spontaneity (countable and uncountable, plural spontaneities)

(uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.

(countable) Spontaneous behaviour.

(biology) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.

(biology) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.

Synonyms

• (quality of being spontaneous): abruptness, spontaneousness; see also suddenness

Antonyms

• (quality of being spontaneous): discipline

Source: Wiktionary

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Spon`ta*ne"i*ty, n.; pl. Spontaneities. Etym: [Cf. F. spontanéité.]

1. The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force. Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams, And crosses not the spontaneities Of all his individual, personal life With formal universals. Mrs. Browning.

2. (Biol.) (a) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment. (b) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigor and refreshment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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