Spontaneity Meaning
/ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being spontaneous.
nounSpontaneous behaviour.
Sentence Examples
Her spontaneity bordered on stupidity.
Your desire for order clashes with my appreciation for spontaneity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The comedy show was full of ____, making every joke feel fresh and unrehearsed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The best part of their road trip was the ____, as they didn't have any fixed plans or hotel bookings.
Word Origin & History
From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In any case, they are not very big on spontaneity. They sit on him for a few minutes before they decide what to do next."
— 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 400:
"The unpredictability of Gemini was then contrasted with examples of human spontaneity, like the splatter technique of Jackson Pollock."
— 2025 January 30, Tessa Solomon, “AI Art Lacking ‘Human Expression’ Cannot Be Copyrighted, US Officials Say”, in ARTnews:
"Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams, / And crosses out the spontaneities / Of all his individual, personal life / With formal universals."
— 1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Third Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The comedy show was full of ____, making every joke feel fresh and unrehearsed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The best part of their road trip was the ____, as they didn't have any fixed plans or hotel bookings.