† spontanyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Spontaneous.
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the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > proceeding from free will
selflyOE
self-willOE
willesOE
needlessc1225
wilninga1250
wilfulc1374
voluntaryc1449
spontany1532
voluntarious1532
spontaneal1602
voluntaire1615
self-willing1625
ultroneous1637
unimposed1642
elective1643
spontaneous1656
contingent1660
unmechanic1709
volitient1844
unmechanical1865
1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. cccliiii Voluntarie or spontanye it is, for by spontanye wyl it is do, that is to saye with good wyl not constrayned.
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adj.1532- extraordinarily
- extraordinariness
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