Spontaneously

Definition: Spontaneously

Spontaneously

Adverb

1. In a spontaneous manner; "this shift occurs spontaneously".

2. Without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib".

Date "spontaneously" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Synonyms: Spontaneously

Synonyms: ad lib (adv), ad libitum (adv), impromptu (adv). (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. (This Is Spinal Tap; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Michael McKean) Clearly emotions are running high, but as far as I can tell these people burnt up from the inside; spontaneously combusted. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)
Lyrics	Spontaneously combust (What Would Happen; performing artist: Meredith Brooks)
Clever	Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by spontaneously moving from where you left them to where you can't find them. (references; author: unknown)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Hypertensive Mechanisms: The Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat as a Model to Study Human Hypertensi (reference) (more book examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		It may occur spontaneously or be induced by mutagens. (references)
		Occasionally, recovery of the chemosenses occurs spontaneously. (references)
		In most cases, erythema nodosum resolves spontaneously within a month. (references)
Civil Liberties	India	Under Islamic law, a Muslim husband may divorce his wife spontaneously and unilaterally; there is no such provision for women. (references)
Economic History	Latvia	Replacement of the centrally planned system imposed during the Soviet period with a structure based on free-market principles has been occurring spontaneously from below much more than through consistently applied structural adjustment. (references)
Minorities	Germany	Perpetrators of rightwing extremist violence were predominantly young, male, and of low socioeconomic status; they often committed such acts spontaneously and while inebriated. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	This kind of society will not flower spontaneously from swelling riches and surging power.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Spontaneously" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Spontaneously" is used about 450 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	100%	450	12,930

Expression using "spontaneously": spontaneously ignitable material. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "spontaneously": spontaneously-seeded.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "spontaneously"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		vetvetiu (by itself). (various references)

Arabic		‏بطريقة عفوية (off hand). (various references)

Chinese		自发地. (various references)

Danish		stoffet kan spontant antændes ved kontakt med luft (the substance may spontaneously ignite on contact with air), spontanaborteret levende embryo (spontaneously aborted living embryo), selvantaendeligt materiale (self-ignitable material, spontaneously ignitable material), selvantændelig i luft (spontaneously flammable in air), R17 (spontaneously flammable in air). (various references)

Dutch		spontane abortus bij levend embryo (spontaneously aborted living embryo), spontaan ontvlambaar in lucht (spontaneously flammable in air), zelfontbrandbaar materiaal (self-ignitable material, spontaneously ignitable material), R17 (spontaneously flammable in air), de stof kan spontaan ontbranden bij contact met lucht (the substance may spontaneously ignite on contact with air). (various references)

Finnish		välittömästi (directly, immediately), itsestään (by itself, of itself, of one's own accord). (various references)

French		spontanément. (various references)

German		spontan (impulsive, impulsively, offhanded, snap, spontaneous, unprompted, unrehearsed), von sich selbst, von sich aus (voluntarily). (various references)

Greek		η ουσία μπορεί να αναφλεγεί αυτόματα σε επαφή με τον αέρα (the substance may spontaneously ignite on contact with air), ζωντανό έμβρυο που αποβλήθηκε αυτόματα (spontaneously aborted living embryo), αυταναφλεγόμενο υλικό (self-ignitable material, spontaneously ignitable material), αυτοαναφλέγεται στον αέρα (R17, spontaneously flammable in air), Ρ17 (R17, spontaneously flammable in air). (various references)

Hungarian		magától (of oneself, on one's own account). (various references)

Italian		spontaneamente infiammabile all'aria (R17, spontaneously flammable in air), R17 (R17, spontaneously flammable in air), onda retinica generata spontaneamente (spontaneously generated retinal wave), materia infiammabile spontaneamente (self-ignitable material, spontaneously ignitable material), la sostanza può iniziare spontaneamente a bruciare a contatto con l'aria (the substance may spontaneously ignite on contact with air). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		自然に (naturally, smoothly), 独りで (alone, automatically, by oneself, voluntarily), 翕然 (with one accord), 天然に (naturally), 一人で (alone, automatically, by oneself, voluntarily). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しぜ�"に (naturally, smoothly), きゅうぜ�" (with one accord), ひとりで (alone, automatically, by oneself, voluntarily), て�"ね�"に (naturally). (various references)

Korean		자연스럽게. (various references)

Manx		jeh hene, jeh e yoin hene (of his own volition, voluntarily). (various references)

Pig Latin		ontaneouslyspay

Portuguese		espontaneamente (freely, loosely). (various references)

Romanian		spontan (easy, self-sown, spontaneous, unbidden, unpremeditated, unschooled), benevol (gratuitously, honorary, spontaneous, voluntary). (various references)

Spanish		espontáneamente (of one's own accord). (various references)

Swedish		av sig själv (by itself, of itself). (various references)

Turkish		kendiliğinden (automatically, of one's own accord, of oneself, per se). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	naturaliter. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Misspellings
	"Spontaneously" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: spontainously, spontuneously. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "spontaneously" (pronounced spÄntā"nēuslē)
8	-t ā" n ē u s l ē	simultaneously.
7	-ā" n ē u s l ē	contemporaneously.
6	-n ē u s l ē	erroneously, harmoniously, instantaneously, unceremoniously.
5	-ē u s l ē	curiously, enviously, furiously, gloriously, hideously, hilariously, laboriously, mysteriously, notoriously, obviously, precariously, previously, seriously, studiously, tediously, variously, vicariously.
4	-u s l ē	aimlessly, ambitiously, anonymously, anxiously, assiduously, autonomously, breathlessly, callously, capriciously, carelessly, cautiously, ceaselessly, conscientiously, consciously, conspicuously, contemptuously, continuously, courageously, dangerously, deliciously, disastrously, effortlessly, egregiously, endlessly, enormously, expeditiously, fabulously, facetiously, fallaciously, famously, ferociously, flawlessly, frivolously, fruitlessly, generously, graciously, gratuitously, grievously, harmlessly, hellaciously, helplessly, hopelessly, horrendously, humorously, incongruously, indigenously, ingeniously, intravenously, jealously, judiciously, listlessly, ludicrously, maliciously, marvelously, mercilessly, meticulously, mindlessly, miraculously, needlessly, nervously, ominously, ostentatiously, outrageously, painlessly, perilously, piously, posthumously, precipitously, prodigiously, purposely, recklessly, relentlessly, religiously, restlessly, ridiculously, righteously, rigorously, ruthlessly, scrupulously, seamlessly, shamelessly, strenuously, subconsciously, surreptitiously, suspiciously, synonymously, tenaciously, tirelessly, tremendously, tremulously, unambiguously, unanimously, unconsciously, viciously, vigorously, vociferously, zealously.
3	-s l ē	adversely, closely, concisely, conversely, densely, expressly, falsely, fiercely, grossly, immensely, intensely, inversely, loosely, nicely, parsley, perversely, precisely, princely, profusely, scarcely, sparsely, tensely, tersely, thusly.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-l-n-n-o-o-p-s-s-t-u-y"
	-2 letters: spontaneous.
	-4 letters: autolyses, napoleons, nonpluses, nonstyles, pentanols, pentosans, pleustons, soapstone, teaspoons, unaptness, unloosens.
	-5 letters: annulets, annulose, anolytes, apolunes, apostles, autolyse, espousal, napoleon, neustons, nonpasts, nonplays, nonstyle, nonuples, nounless, outleaps, outplans, outplays, outsoles, outspans, outyelps, pentanol, pentosan, petalous, platoons, pleuston, polentas, pulsates, sepalous, solonets, soutanes, spooneys, stannous, sunstone, teaspoon, tonneaus, unloosen, unlooses.
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Spontaneously

Definition: Spontaneously

Spontaneously

Adverb

Synonyms: Spontaneously

Crosswords: Spontaneously

Modern Usage: Spontaneously

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Commercial Usage: Spontaneously

Books

Non-Fiction Usage: Spontaneously

Health

Civil Liberties

India

Economic History

Latvia

Minorities

Germany

Speeches: Spontaneously

Lyndon B. Johnson

Usage Frequency: Spontaneously

Expressions: Spontaneously

Modern Translation: Spontaneously

Albanian

Arabic

Chinese

Danish

Dutch

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Ancestral Language Translations: Spontaneously

Misspellings: Spontaneously

Misspellings

Rhyming with "Spontaneously"

Anagrams: Spontaneously

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