spontaneity

Definition

The quality of being spontaneous.

Etymology

From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité.

Example Sentences

• "In any case, they are not very big on spontaneity. They sit on him for a few minutes before they decide what to do next."
• "The unpredictability of Gemini was then contrasted with examples of human spontaneity, like the splatter technique of Jackson Pollock."
• "Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams, / And crosses out the spontaneities / Of all his individual, personal life / With formal universals."

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