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spontaneouslyin a way that is natural and unplanned; without being forced or arranged in advance

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way that is natural and unplanned; without being forced or arranged in advance

Pronunciation (IPA): /spɑnˈteɪniəsli/

Korean meaning: 자연스럽고 계획되지 않은 방식으로; 강요되거나 미리 준비되지 않고

Korean pronunciation: 스판**테**이니어슬리

Example Sentences

  • When the teacher fell asleep, the students spontaneously started a paper airplane contest.
  • The flash mob spontaneously formed in the middle of the busy shopping mall.
  • My grandmother spontaneously decided to dye her hair bright pink at age 85.

spontaneously

ADVERB

//spɑnˈteɪniəsli//

in a way that is natural and unplanned; without being forced or arranged in advance

spontaneously concept
💡 Concept

in a way that is natural and unplanned; without being forced or arranged in advance

spontaneously rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Music flows spontaneously, crowds gather instantaneously, coins drop simultaneously!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/spɑnˈteɪniəsli/
🇬🇧 UK/spɒnˈteɪniəsli/

🌳Etymology

Rootspont
Suffix--aneously

Origin

라틴어 'sponte'(자유의지로)에서 유래하여, 중세 라틴어를 거쳐 현대 영어로 발전했습니다. 마치 자유로운 영혼이 스스로 움직이는 것처럼 '자발적으로'라는 의미를 갖게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

instantaneouslysimultaneouslyextemporaneously
instantaneously
simultaneously
extemporaneously

🔗Collocations

spontaneously combust
spontaneously occur
spontaneously generated
react spontaneously
spontaneously break out
laugh spontaneously
spontaneously develop

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

When the teacher fell asleep, the students spontaneously started a paper airplane contest.

The flash mob spontaneously formed in the middle of the busy shopping mall.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother spontaneously decided to dye her hair bright pink at age 85.

The idea for the new product spontaneously emerged during their casual coffee break.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

automaticallyinstinctivelynaturallyimpulsivelyvoluntarily

Antonyms

deliberatelyintentionallypurposefully

Related

spontaneousimproviseimpromptuunplannedsudden

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