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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spontaneity \Spon`ta*ne"i*ty\ (sp[o^]n`t[.a]*n[=e]"[i^]*t[y^]),
     n.; pl. {Spontaneities} (-t[i^]z). [Cf. F.
     spontan['e]it['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from
        native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without
        constraint or external force.


        [1913 Webster]
  
              Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams,
              And crosses not the spontaneities
              Of all his individual, personal life
              With formal universals.               --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.)
        (a) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both
            animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or
            checked by the environment.
        (b) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including
            the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful
            vigor and refreshment.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spontaneity
       n : the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural
           feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his
           laughter" [syn: {spontaneousness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "spontaneity":
     abandon, autonomousness, autonomy, ease, extemporaneousness,
     free will, gratuitousness, indeliberation, independence,
     involuntariness, naturalness, offhandedness, self-action,
     self-activity, self-determination, snap decision, snap judgment,
     snapshot, spontaneousness, uncalculatedness, undeliberateness,
     unforcedness, unpremeditation, unrestraint, voluntariness,
     voluntarism, voluntaryism, volunteer, volunteering
  
  

















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