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")
spontaneous definition
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