suddenness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English sudden Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English suddenness From sudden + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being sudden.
"Well," said the Duc, with that outward calmness of manner which anger often affects; "so you do not like me? I am sorry for your bad taste! and I bid you good night, quite convinced that you will repent your refusal; and I dare say you will never get married at all." So saying, he left the terrace; while Francesca remained for a few minutes, bewildered by the suddenness of the scene, and half inclined to laugh at the Duc's parting denunciation.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 50: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.
1807, [Miss Guion], chapter VI, in The Three Germans. Mysteries Exemplified in the Life of Holstein of Lutztein. A German Romance. […], volume I, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, page 124:The suddenness of this shock must prove irresistable; the Count and those about him will be borne down; the rest will take to flight; the friends of Bernabò will rise and liberate his sons, while I seize one of the gates and secure a retreat […]
1830, David Syme, The Fortunes of Francesco Novello Da Carrara, Lord of Padua:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suddennesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
graduality · slowness · deliberation
Hypernyms
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Synonyms
precipitantness · abruptness · spontaneousness · spontaneity · suddenness · subitaneousness · precipitousness
Translations (6)
ga aibéil (state of being sudden) · cs náhlost (state of being sudden) · enm sodeynte (state of being sudden) · eo subiteco (state of being sudden) · fr soudaineté (state of being sudden) · fi äkillisyys (state of being sudden)