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spontaneous |
Grep of noun spontaneous spontaneous abortion spontaneous combustion spontaneous generation spontaneousness Overview of adj spontaneous The adj spontaneous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) spontaneous, self-generated -- (happening or arising without apparent external cause "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion") 2. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten -- (said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks") 3. wild, spontaneous -- (produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries") Antonyms of adj spontaneous 3 senses of spontaneous Sense 1 spontaneous (vs. induced), self-generated induced (vs. spontaneous) => elicited, evoked => iatrogenic Sense 2 ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten INDIRECT (VIA unscripted) -> scripted, written Sense 3 wild, spontaneous INDIRECT (VIA unplanted) -> planted Similarity of adj spontaneous 3 senses of spontaneous Sense 1 spontaneous (vs. induced), self-generated => impulsive, unprompted => intuitive => natural, instinctive Sense 2 ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten => unscripted (vs. scripted) Sense 3 wild, spontaneous => unplanted (vs. planted) Attributes of adj spontaneous Familiarity of adj spontaneous spontaneous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj spontaneous spontaneous Overview of adj spontaneous The adj spontaneous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) spontaneous, self-generated -- (happening or arising without apparent external cause "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion") 2. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten -- (said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks") 3. wild, spontaneous -- (produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries")
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