spontaneous
adjective
coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned.
spontaneousness
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a word derived from
spontaneous.
Example Sentences
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Holberg, who rather early reacted instinctively and strongly to all strokes of spontaneousness, very soon conceived a deep dislike and contempt for these pedagogic methods, and his power of reflection made its combinations and conclusions.
From Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student by Simon Christian Hammer
"I'm so sorry you've a souvenir of any kind," said Nan quickly, with the spontaneousness which was part of her charm.
From The Moon out of Reach by Margaret Pedler
Another argument for the spontaneousness of growth is universal experience.
From Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Henry Drummond
Suddenly this suggested that invention, therefore, so far from being a differential quality of poetry, was, in fact, the polar opposite, spontaneousness being the true quality.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
His second book, "The Scouring of the White Horse," was less successful,—in part from the narrower range of its interest, and still more, perhaps, because it lacked the spontaneousness of the "School-Days."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 by Various
