Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spontaneously

/spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: spon-ta-neous-ly
IPA: /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.

Example Sentences

"The idea that the body could spontaneously ignite was promoted by the 19th-century temperance movement."
"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."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/
British English: /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/

Inflected Forms

more spontaneously (comparative) most spontaneously (superlative)

Synonyms

ad lib ad libitum impromptu

Rhymes With

simultaneously contemporaneously extraneously

Questions

How do you pronounce spontaneously?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/.
What does spontaneously mean?: In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.
Where does spontaneously come from?: Etymology tree English spontaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English spontaneously From spontaneous + -ly.

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