Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: spontaneity
IPA transcription: [sp,ɑntən'iəti]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: spontaneity, spontaneousness
    Meaning: the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter"
Usage examples
  • Often he is in the highest spirits, with all the spontaneity of youth, and again he is depressed, moody, and violently angry.
  • This spontaneity of virtues exercises on all the members a constant and sublime ministry of mutual edification and reciprocal sanctification.
  • But, just as reflection and reason are subsequent to spontaneity, observation to sensation, and experience to instinct, so property is subsequent to communism.