Meaning

6 senses
  1. Self-directed; happening or acting without external cause or instigation; proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or momentary impulse.

    He made a spontaneous offer of help.

    spontan

    спонта́нныйspontánnyj, самопроизво́льныйsamoproizvólʹnyj

    спонта́ннийspontánnyj, мимові́льнийmymovílʹnyj

    happening or arising without apparent external cause

  2. Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.

    spontan

    доброво́льныйdobrovólʹnyj

    said or done without having been planned or written in advance

  3. Controlled and directed internally; self-active; spontaneous movement characteristic of living things.

  4. Produced without being planted or without human cultivation or labor.

  5. Sudden, without warning.

  6. Said or done without prior planning or prior writing.

    He made spontaneous remarks in the court, after being asked an unexpected question.

Examples

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  1. They broke out into spontaneous laughter.

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  2. Tom is very spontaneous, isn't he?

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  3. Tom isn't very spontaneous, is he?

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  4. The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.

    deDie Astronauten wurden mit spontanem Applaus begrüßt.

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  5. I wish I could be more spontaneous.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
self generated; happening without any apparent external cause:
Русский
By meaning 2
self generated; happening without any apparent external cause:
done by one's own free choice, or without planning:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
self generated; happening without any apparent external cause:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Late Latin spontāneus.

Learned borrowing from Late Latin spontāneus.

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