spontaneous

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1. spontaneous - Adjective

2. spontaneous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion.

Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth.

Produced without being planted, or without human labor; as, a spontaneous growth of wood.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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he made a few ad-lib remarks Source: Internet

spontaneous laughter Source: Internet

spontaneous combustion Source: Internet

a spontaneous abortion Source: Internet

A black stripe across the bottom of the otherwise gray rectangle gestures discreetly at the notion of a horizon, while a series of grids and scribbles above it feel as spontaneous as graffiti. Source: Internet

Accessed October 9, 2007 These reports are called "spontaneous reports" because reporting by consumers and health professionals is voluntary. Source: Internet

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