spontaneousness
- a word derived from spontaneous.
Example Sentences
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The reason for choosing this subject is the great tendency here to advocate spontaneousness, at the expense of reflection.
From Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II by Fuller, Margaret
In the following sentence she betrays, by the law of opposites, the deepest charm of such a nature as her own; namely, a thoroughly sincere and fluent spontaneousness of character.
From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville
No shadow of frigid respectability hangs over people's actions and freezes spontaneousness.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 by Various
Hence there is not only spontaneousness, but boldness, liberty of spirit, the absence of all fear of being misunderstood, misconstrued.
From Rome by Malleson, Hope
Accustomed to put up with every yoke, they soon end by desiring servitude, and lose all spontaneousness and energy.
From The Crowd; study of the popular mind by Le Bon, Gustave
