spontaneity

== English == === Etymology === From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) +‎ -aneity. Compare French spontanéité. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ === 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 Thesaurus:suddenness ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “quality of being spontaneous”): discipline ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== spontaneous ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “spontaneity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “spontaneity”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “spontaneity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.