Learn how to pronounce SPONTANEOUS correctly by understanding the syllables. Then see SPONTANEOUS in a sentence along with an illustration as a memory aid.

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The word SPONTANEOUS is an adjective.

It has 4 syllables.

Stress the 2nd syllable.

It’s pronounced spon◦TAY◦nee◦us

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SPONTANEOUS
Definition:
happening because of a sudden impulse, not from preparation or forethought

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Let’s look at an illustrated sentence example.

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In the picture we see a little girl with a delighted expression on her face, putting her hand over her mouth.

The sentence reads: The wonderful thing about children is that their reactions are often so spontaneous.

In other words, a child’s natural reaction is often due to impulse rather than a prepared response.

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Examples of SPONTANEOUS from news items:

Unlike older generations’ curated albums and carefully written letters, though, the digital scraps now left behind are often spontaneous and unedited.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/technology/personaltech/digital-artifacts-death.html

Darmanin said the Paris Champs Elysees – a 70-metre-wide avenue that is often the focal point for spontaneous sports celebrations as well as demonstrations – will not be closed on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-worldcup-fra-mar-france-security-idUSKBN2SY0O8

They’ve also been spreading their wings, collaborating with artists from South America, Jamaica and Africa on a number of spontaneous sessions earlier this year.
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx6ld55xnzo

The process also resulted in underlying problem-salience — the spontaneous evocation of the food waste problem in consumers’ minds as soon as they need to buy or prepare food.
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2024/04/29/how-marketing-classes-can-rescue-ugly-produce-from-becoming-waste_partner/

The lab’s findings were published in Nature Microbiology in the paper, “Multiple sclerosis patient derived spontaneous B cells have distinct EBV and host gene expression profiles in active disease.”
Source: Science Daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240528174344.htm

If you are interested in how to pronounce SPONTANEOUS, and seeing SPONTANEOUS in a sentence, be sure to check other words in The Punctuation Guide such as:
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