adjective happening freely or done by impulse; not forced.She reacted to news of the disaster with spontaneous generosity.His smile in the photograph doesn’t appear spontaneous.The anti-government demonstration had not been planned, but,…

adjective of, concerning, or occurring at birth.The mother wept happily at the sound of her child’s natal cries. See the full entry

adjective devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like.Rather than voting according to her own conscience, the congresswoman voted in a partisan way. noun a person who…

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adjective of or concerning citizens or the general population.It is against one’s civil rights to be barred from voting.Serving on a jury is a civil duty.In a civil war, citizens of the…