abruptness
US/əˈbɹʌp.nəs/
abruptness noun: the state of being abrupt or broken.
Noun
abruptness (usually uncountable, plural abruptnesses)
- The state of being abrupt or broken
- Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
- So be neither diffuse with damp and slippery words nor blunt the edge of your discourse by abruptness of style. Study in particular the purest period of style, that those who move only to Ciceronian rhythm call you not a Celt.1853-6, Thomas Browne, To a friend intending a difficult work
- Synonyms:
- spontaneity
abruptness meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
abruptness in Tamil
- திடீர்த்தன்மை
abruptness in Malayalam
- ആകസ്മികത്വം, തിടുക്കം, ബദ്ധപ്പാട്, പാരുഷ്യം, കിഴുക്കാംതൂക്ക്, കിഴുക്കാൻ തൂക്കായ
Synonyms of abruptness
Forms of abruptness
| plural | abruptnesses |
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Origin of abruptness
From abrupt + -ness.
Questions about abruptness
- What does abruptness mean?
- Abruptness means the state of being abrupt or broken.
- What is abruptness in Tamil?
- Abruptness in Tamil is திடீர்த்தன்மை. See Abruptness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is abruptness?
- Abruptness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abruptness?
- Abruptness is pronounced /əˈbɹʌp.nəs/ (US).
- What is the plural of abruptness?
- The plural of abruptness is abruptnesses.
Words near abruptness in the dictionary
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