Suddenness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being sudden. uncountable, usually

    "The suddenness with which the solemn quiet had been broken in upon, had chaced from his remembrance the horrid phantom;—it now recurred to it, with two-fold force, and a shudder crept all over him."

  2. 2
    the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning wordnet

Synonyms

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abruptnessabruptnessprecipitousnessalacrityexpeditiousnessfeverishness

Example

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"Horrified at the suddenness and severity of the attack, we carried him into the kitchen, where he lay back in a large chair, and breathed heavily for some minutes."

Etymology

From sudden + -ness.

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