spontaneous

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 10, 2020 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>spontaneous</strong> &#149; \spahn-TAY-nee-us\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> proceeding from natural feeling or <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native#h1">native</a> tendency without external <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constraint">constraint</a></p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> arising from a momentary impulse</p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> controlled and directed internally <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-acting">self-acting</a></p> <p><strong>4 :</strong> produced without being planted or without human labor <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigenous">indigenous</a></p> <p><strong>5 :</strong> developing or occurring without apparent external influence, force, cause, or treatment</p> <p><strong>6 :</strong> not apparently contrived or manipulated <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural"> natural</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"'You're coming to San Diego?' said Courtney excitedly. 'I am. I've decided to be <em>spontaneous</em> for once.' She paused. 'Which means that the visit is on short notice. Sorry about that.'" — <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lx7f0qfJcjQC&amp;pg=PT63">Douglas E. Richards, <em>The Cure</em>, 2013</a></p> <p>"The key, Strassman says, is to give employees opportunities to spend unstructured work time together. Such moments can reduce social isolation and increase <em>spontaneous</em> collaboration and creativity—while not adding more meetings to already-full calendars." — <a href="https://hbr.org/2020/10/give-your-remote-team-unstructured-time-for-collaboration">Barbara Z. Larson, <em>Harvard Business Review</em>, 27 Oct. 2020</a></p> </p> <p>