spontaneities

Acts without forethought

Spontaneities is the plural of spontaneity—instances of acting on impulse without premeditation.

The word appears when discussing multiple examples of unplanned behavior or natural expression: The spontaneities of childhood give way to adult self-consciousness.

It can also refer to separate qualities of being spontaneous across different contexts or people.

serendipity

chance

Likelihood of occurrence

fortuity · unexpectedness · randomness · surprise · luck · fluke · windfall · discovery

freedom

autonomy

Independent decision-making capacity

openness · nonconformity · authenticity · naturalness · unaffectedness · looseness · ease · abandon · carefree · unboundedness

creativity

improvisation

Spontaneous, unplanned creation

invention · brainstorming · imagination · ingenuity · artistry · experimentation · flair · ideation · expressiveness · riffing

impulsiveness

impulse

Sudden urge to act

impetuosity · rashness · snap-decision · unpredictability · instinctiveness · ad-libbing · off-the-cuff · knee-jerk · volatility

Opposites
planning and deliberation

spontaneitiesdeliberations

Careful group discussion

premeditations · calculations · forethought · scheming · strategizing

naturalness vs. artificiality

spontaneitiesartificialities

Qualities of being fake

contrivances · affectations · pretenses · performances · artifice

rigidity vs. flexibility

spontaneitiesrigidities

Qualities of being unyielding

inflexibilities · routines · regimentation · formalities · predictabilities

Family

spontaneous, spontaneity, spontaneously, spontaneousness, unspontaneous, nonspontaneous

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