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suddenliness

suddenliness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency.

Noun

suddenliness (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, nonstandard) The state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency.
    • Finally, fatigue captured my thoughts and I fell asleep. With an awful suddenliness I awakened!1962, Doug Allan, Facing Danger in the Last Wilderness, page 99
    • The word "suddenly" is important. It may be difficult for a man to understand, but I fear his "suddenliness."1990, Riki Robbins Jones, The Empowered Woman

Origin of suddenliness

From suddenly + -ness.

Questions about suddenliness

What does suddenliness mean?
Suddenliness means the state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency.
What part of speech is suddenliness?
Suddenliness is a noun.

Words near suddenliness in the dictionary

  1. sudden victory
  2. suddener
  3. suddenest
  4. suddenism
  5. suddenisms
  6. suddenliness
  7. suddenly
  8. suddenness
  9. suddennesses
  10. suddens
  11. suddent

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