spontaneously C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ UK /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ See IPA manual Freq #19643 Meanings 1 adv Suddenly and without planning, because you suddenly want to. They spontaneously decided to throw a party. 2 adv Naturally, without an obvious outside cause. The crowd spontaneously began to sing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · suddenly and without... ad lib Etymology AI details From spontaneous + -ly. Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spontaneously **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ **IPA (UK):** /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ **Frequency rank:** 19643 ## Meanings 1. Suddenly and without planning, because you suddenly want to. 2. Naturally, without an obvious outside cause. ## Examples - They spontaneously decided to throw a party. - The crowd spontaneously began to sing. ## Etymology From spontaneous + -ly. ## AI Etymology Spontaneously is from spontaneous + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean suddenly and without planning, because you suddenly want to, or naturally, without an obvious outside cause. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown