Spontaneities

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.
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            Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams,
            And crosses not the spontaneities
            Of all his individual, personal life
            With formal universals.               --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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   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.
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