spontaneity C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled spontaniety US /ˌspɑːntəˈniːəti/ UK /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #29664 Meanings 1 noun The quality of doing things naturally and on impulse, without planning. Their trip lost all its spontaneity once every hour was scheduled. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of doing things... spontaneousness More suddenness ↔ Opposites discipline Word family Derived forms aspontaneityunspontaneity Related forms spontaneous Etymology AI details From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spontaneity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌspɑːntəˈniːəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 29664 ## Meanings 1. The quality of doing things naturally and on impulse, without planning. ## Examples - Their trip lost all its spontaneity once every hour was scheduled. ## Synonyms - spontaneousness - suddenness ## Antonyms - discipline ## Derived Forms - aspontaneity - unspontaneity ## Related Forms - spontaneous ## Etymology From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité. ## AI Etymology Spontaneity is from Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité. In present-day use, it means the quality of doing things naturally and on impulse, without planning. Derived formations include aspontaneity and unspontaneity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown