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suddenness

suddenness noun: the state of being sudden.

Noun

suddenness (usually uncountable, plural suddennesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being sudden.
    • 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...
    • 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

suddenness meaning in Tamil and Bengali

suddenness in Tamil

சட்டெனல், எடுத்தடிமடக்கு, பொடுக்கெனல், ஞெரேரெனல், திடுக் கூறு, பொட்டெனல்

suddenness in Bengali

আকস্মিকতা, হঠকারিতা

Synonyms of suddenness

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of suddenness

Forms of suddenness

pluralsuddennesses

Origin of suddenness

From sudden + -ness.

Questions about suddenness

What does suddenness mean?
Suddenness means the state of being sudden.
What is suddenness in Tamil?
Suddenness in Tamil is சட்டெனல், எடுத்தடிமடக்கு, பொடுக்கெனல். See Suddenness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is suddenness?
Suddenness is a noun.
What is the plural of suddenness?
The plural of suddenness is suddennesses.

Words near suddenness in the dictionary

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

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