spontaneity

[ spon-tuh-nee-i-tee, -ney- ]
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noun,plural spon·ta·ne·i·ties.
  1. the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.

  2. spontaneous activity.

  1. spontaneities, spontaneous impulses, movements, or actions.

Origin of spontaneity

1
First recorded in 1645–55; from Late Latin spontāne(us) spontaneous + -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for spontaneity

spontaneity

/ (ˌspɒntəˈniːɪtɪ, -ˈneɪ-) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state or quality of being spontaneous

  2. (often plural) the exhibiting of actions, impulses, or behaviour that are stimulated by internal processes

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