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spontaneous

 
 
/spɒnˈteɪniəs/ adjective

Translation

happening naturally and suddenly and without being planned
kendiliğinden olan, içten gelen, doğal
a spontaneous reaction The crowd broke into spontaneous applause.1116
spontaneity
 
/ˌspɒntəˈneɪəti/ noun [U]
when something is spontaneous
kendilğinden olma, doğal davranış, içten gelen davranış
The performance was boring and lacked spontaneity.1116
spontaneously adverb
önceden planlanmadan, o an olan
(Definition of spontaneous adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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