spontan
spontaneous; impromptu
English translations
- 01
impromptu
- 02
spontaneous
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas tun, ohne vorher darüber nachzudenken oder es zu planen.
- English meaning
- spontaneous
- Synonym
- plötzlich, aus dem Stegreif
- German example
- Wir haben spontan eine Reise gebucht.
- English example
- We spontaneously booked a trip.
- Comparative
- spontanerSuperlative: am spontansten
Related words
- Spontanität
spontaneity
- Spontaneität
Spontaneity
- Spontanität
Spontaneity means doing or saying something without much thought or planning.
- Spontanspaltung
Spontaneous fission
- selbstentzündlich
spontaneously combustible
- Selbstentzündung
Autoignition
- Stegreif
Impromptu
- Spritztour
joyride
- Gelegenheitsbildung
Coinage
- Momentaufnahme
snapshot
- Ad-hoc-Bildung
A spontaneous, purpose-built formation of something, often without long-term planning or a fixed structure.
- Augenblicksbildung
Spontaneous decision
- improvisieren
Improvise
- Okkasionalismus
Occasionalism
- Schnappschuss
A snapshot is an informal, spontaneous photograph, often without much preparation or staging.
- Beatmungsgerät
A ventilator is a medical device used to assist or replace spontaneous breathing in patients who cannot breathe adequately on their own.
- Improvisation
Improvisation
- Abiogenesis
Abiogenesis
- Schnappschuß
Snapshot
- kurzfristig
short-term
- Trip
Trip
- reaktionsfreudig
Reactive, responsive
- herbeigezogen
far-fetched, contrived
- Stegreifdichtung
Impromptu poetry
- impulsiv
Impulsive means acting without much thought or planning, often due to sudden feelings or stimuli.
- selbstentzündlich
Spontaneous combustion means that a substance can ignite without an external ignition source.
- Irrlicht
A will-o'-the-wisp is a faint, flickering light sometimes seen over marshes or swamps, possibly caused by the spontaneous combustion of marsh gas.
Example sentences with “spontan”
Wir haben eine spontane Entscheidung getroffen. (We made a spontaneous decision.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'spontan' a German-native word?
No, 'spontan' is a loanword from Latin/French, but it is fully integrated into German and follows standard adjective declension rules.