spontaneityn.

Brit.

/spɒntəˈneɪᵻti/,

/spɒntəˈniːᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌspɑn(t)əˈniədi/

Etymology: < Latin type *spontāneitas, < spontāneus. So French spontanéité, Italian spontaneità, Spanish espontaneidad, Portuguese -idade.

1. Spontaneous, or voluntary and unconstrained, action on the part of persons; the fact of possessing this character or quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > uninfluenced by external impulse

self-action1613

self-activity1644

spontaneity1651

vacuum activity1953

the mind > will > free will > [noun] > of actions

free will1590

voluntariness1612

ultroneousness1623

spontaneousnessa1649

spontaneity1651

1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 181 Thus we see how Bernard doth agree with Calvin in making the freedome of mans will to consist in a spontaneity, and a freedom from coaction.

1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xxix. 504 He laid down his life with the greatest chearfulness and spontaneity that could be.

1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 348 Freedom, in his Opinion, is only a meer Spotanetïy and doth not imply a Power of not doing what one doth.

1789 W. Belsham Ess. I. ix. 171 Physical liberty; by which he means the principle of spontaneity.

1804–6 S. Smith Elem. Sketches Moral Philos. (1850) xvii. 251 Actions performed without the spontaneity of the agent, are automatic.

1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling ii. xiv. 336 The general aspect of him indicated freedom, perfect spontaneity, with a certain careless natural grace.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 302 There is less energy and less spontaneity and originality.

2. Spontaneous or voluntary action or movement on the part of animals (or plants); activity of physical organs in the absence of any obvious external stimulus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [noun] > self-movement

self-moving1570

self-motion1584

autokinesy1678

self-movement1700

spontaneity1721

the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [noun] > action or movement in the absence of stimulus

spontaneity1721

1721 J. Clarke Enq. Cause & Orig. Moral Evil 113 Because they [sc. animals] have not the Power of abstract Reasoning..we call it generally Spontaneity.

1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II ii. 153 See note on Collinsonia for other instances of vegetable spontaneity.

1793 W. Cowper Let. 23 Feb. (1984) IV. 296 Considering more nearly, I found it [sc. a minnow] alive, and endued with spontaneity.

1837 P. Keith Bot. Lexicon 340 We regard the term Spontaneity as being less exceptionable than that of Instinct; but still it is a spontaneity that feeling has nothing to do with.

1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 168 The instincts and spontaneities of animals.

1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (1878) iii. v. 472 How absolutely devoid of spontaneity or irregular automatism is the spinal cord of the frog.

a. The fact or quality in things of being spontaneous in respect of production, occurrence, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun]

i-wonc1275

casec1300

adventurec1325

hap1340

accidencea1393

casualty1423

chefe1440

fortunityc1470

enchance?a1475

accidentc1485

chance1526

contingencec1530

lottery1570

casuality1574

chanceableness1581

contingency1623

fortuitiona1641

fortuitness1643

accidentalness1648

accidentality1651

fortuitousness1652

causelessnessa1660

temerity1678

fortuitya1747

spontaneity1751

felicity1809

accidentiality1814

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 131. ⁋12 Community of possession must include spontaneity of production.

1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 361 We cannot commend the opulence of the ground, but its richness and spontaneity.

1823 T. Chalmers Serm. I. 129 Every constitutional desire would run out in the unchecked spontaneity of its own movements.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 546 The most conspicuous feature of these [tabetic] fractures is their spontaneity.

b. The fact or quality of coming without deep thought or premeditation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unplanned quality or action

impulsion1532

autoschediastic1641

impulsiveness1659

extemporariness1671

impulse1763

extemporaneousness1764

unpremeditatedness1769

undesignednessa1774

unpremeditation1807

undeliberateness1817

spontaneity1826

improvisation1833

fortuity1860

impulsivity1891

1826 J. Gilchrist Lect. 35 (note) Many remarks..to which we had given some credit for originality and spontaneity.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. v. 456 Poets who, delighted with the spontaneity of their ideas, never reject any that arise.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 2 Those poems of nascent nations,..marvellous in their infantine spontaneity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spontaneity
释义	spontaneityn. Brit. /spɒntəˈneɪᵻti/, /spɒntəˈniːᵻti/, U.S. /ˌspɑn(t)əˈniədi/ Etymology: < Latin type spontāneitas, < spontāneus. So French spontanéité, Italian spontaneità, Spanish espontaneidad, Portuguese -idade. 1. Spontaneous, or voluntary and unconstrained, action on the part of persons; the fact of possessing this character or quality. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > uninfluenced by external impulse self-action1613 self-activity1644 spontaneity1651 vacuum activity1953 the mind > will > free will > [noun] > of actions free will1590 voluntariness1612 ultroneousness1623 spontaneousnessa1649 spontaneity1651 1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum* i. 181 Thus we see how Bernard doth agree with Calvin in making the freedome of mans will to consist in a spontaneity, and a freedom from coaction. 1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xxix. 504 He laid down his life with the greatest chearfulness and spontaneity that could be. 1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 348 Freedom, in his Opinion, is only a meer Spotanetïy and doth not imply a Power of not doing what one doth. 1789 W. Belsham Ess. I. ix. 171 Physical liberty; by which he means the principle of spontaneity. 1804–6 S. Smith Elem. Sketches Moral Philos. (1850) xvii. 251 Actions performed without the spontaneity of the agent, are automatic. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling ii. xiv. 336 The general aspect of him indicated freedom, perfect spontaneity, with a certain careless natural grace. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 302 There is less energy and less spontaneity and originality. 2. Spontaneous or voluntary action or movement on the part of animals (or plants); activity of physical organs in the absence of any obvious external stimulus. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [noun] > self-movement self-moving1570 self-motion1584 autokinesy1678 self-movement1700 spontaneity1721 the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [noun] > action or movement in the absence of stimulus spontaneity1721 1721 J. Clarke Enq. Cause & Orig. Moral Evil 113 Because they [sc. animals] have not the Power of abstract Reasoning..we call it generally Spontaneity. 1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II ii. 153 See note on Collinsonia for other instances of vegetable spontaneity. 1793 W. Cowper Let. 23 Feb. (1984) IV. 296 Considering more nearly, I found it [sc. a minnow] alive, and endued with spontaneity. 1837 P. Keith Bot. Lexicon 340 We regard the term Spontaneity as being less exceptionable than that of Instinct; but still it is a spontaneity that feeling has nothing to do with. 1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 168 The instincts and spontaneities of animals. 1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (1878) iii. v. 472 How absolutely devoid of spontaneity or irregular automatism is the spinal cord of the frog. 3. a. The fact or quality in things of being spontaneous in respect of production, occurrence, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] i-wonc1275 casec1300 adventurec1325 hap1340 accidencea1393 casualty1423 chefe1440 fortunityc1470 enchance?a1475 accidentc1485 chance1526 contingencec1530 lottery1570 casuality1574 chanceableness1581 contingency1623 fortuitiona1641 fortuitness1643 accidentalness1648 accidentality1651 fortuitousness1652 causelessnessa1660 temerity1678 fortuitya1747 spontaneity1751 felicity1809 accidentiality1814 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 131. ⁋12 Community of possession must include spontaneity of production. 1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 361 We cannot commend the opulence of the ground, but its richness and spontaneity. 1823 T. Chalmers Serm. I. 129 Every constitutional desire would run out in the unchecked spontaneity of its own movements. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 546 The most conspicuous feature of these [tabetic] fractures is their spontaneity. b. The fact or quality of coming without deep thought or premeditation. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unplanned quality or action impulsion1532 autoschediastic1641 impulsiveness1659 extemporariness1671 impulse1763 extemporaneousness1764 unpremeditatedness1769 undesignednessa1774 unpremeditation1807 undeliberateness1817 spontaneity1826 improvisation1833 fortuity1860 impulsivity1891 1826 J. Gilchrist Lect. 35 (note) Many remarks..to which we had given some credit for originality and spontaneity. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. v. 456 Poets who, delighted with the spontaneity of their ideas, never reject any that arise. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 2 Those poems of nascent nations,..marvellous in their infantine spontaneity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1651
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