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spontaneities

spontaneities is the plural of spontaneity.

Meaning of spontaneity

Noun

spontaneity (countable and uncountable, plural spontaneities)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    abruptness
  2. (countable) Spontaneous behaviour.
    • 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
  3. The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.
  4. The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.

Questions about spontaneities

What is spontaneities the plural of?
Spontaneities is the plural of spontaneity.

Words near spontaneities in the dictionary

  1. sponsorship
  2. sponsorships
  3. spontaneism
  4. spontaneist
  5. spontaneists
  6. spontaneities
  7. spontaneity
  8. spontaneous
  9. spontaneous abortion
  10. spontaneous abortions
  11. spontaneous combustion

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