单词 | spontaneous |
释义 | spontaneous/spɒnˈteɪnɪəs![]() adjective 1Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus: the audience broke into spontaneous applause a spontaneous display of affection...
Synonyms unforced, voluntary, unconstrained, unprompted, unbidden, unsolicited, unplanned, unpremeditated, unrehearsed, impulsive, impetuous, unstudied, impromptu, spur-of-the-moment, extempore, extemporaneous; unschooled, untaught, uninstructed informal off-the-cuff 1.1Having an open, natural, and uninhibited manner.Both improvisation and the musical hold the contradictory idea that spontaneous performance is available to all and that some people are more spontaneous or open than others....
Synonyms natural, uninhibited, relaxed, unselfconscious, unaffected, easy, free and easy; impulsive, impetuous; open, genuine 1.2(Of a process or event) occurring without apparent external cause: spontaneous miscarriages...
1.3 Biology (Of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary: the spontaneous mechanical activity of circular smooth muscle...
Synonyms reflex, automatic, knee-jerk, involuntary, unthinking, unconscious, instinctive, instinctual informal gut 1.4 archaic (Of a plant) growing naturally and without being tended or cultivated. DerivativesspontaneousnessOriginMid 17th century: from late Latin spontaneus (from (sua) sponte 'of (one's) own accord') + -ous. Rhymes |
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