Suddenliness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency. humorous, nonstandard, uncountable

    "Finally, fatigue captured my thoughts and I fell asleep. With an awful suddenliness I awakened!"

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"Finally, fatigue captured my thoughts and I fell asleep. With an awful suddenliness I awakened!"

Etymology

From suddenly + -ness.

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