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spontaneously en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ (US)
• /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English spontaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English spontaneously From spontaneous + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.
   • The idea that the body could spontaneously ignite was promoted by the 19th-century temperance movement. 1998 May 26, C. Claiborne Ray, “Q&A; Spontaneous Combustion”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2023:
   • Smaller-scale isolated deaf-education programs had existed previously in 20th-century Nicaragua, Shepard-Kegl says, but the critical mass needed to spontaneously develop Nicaraguan Sign Language only occurred with the opening of Melania Morales. 2018 July 13, Shoshi Parks, “How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language”, in Atlas Obscura, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025:

Forms

Translations (24)

it spontaneamente (in a spontaneous manner) · nl spontaan (in a spontaneous manner) · la spontē (in a spontaneous manner) · tr şakkadanak (in a spontaneous manner) · fi itsestään (in a spontaneous manner) · de spontan (in a spontaneous manner) · pl spontanicznie (in a spontaneous manner) · ca espontàniament (in a spontaneous manner) · pdt veselfst (in a spontaneous manner) · es espontáneamente (in a spontaneous manner) · tr şıp diye (in a spontaneous manner) · sh spȍntāno (in a spontaneous manner) · fi spontaanisti (in a spontaneous manner) · or ଛାଏଁ (in a spontaneous manner) · hu spontán (in a spontaneous manner) · hi अनायास (in a spontaneous manner) · bg спонта́нно (in a spontaneous manner) · ajp عفوًا (in a spontaneous manner) · pt espontaneamente (in a spontaneous manner) · ko 자발적으로 (in a spontaneous manner) · gl espontaneamente (in a spontaneous manner) · ru спонта́нно (in a spontaneous manner) · bn আপনা আপনি (in a spontaneous manner) · fr spontanément (in a spontaneous manner)