ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Suddenliness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Suddenliness is a noun meaning (nonstandard, humorous) The state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency.

Meaning

(nonstandard, humorous) The state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency.

Example Sentences

Finally, fatigue captured my thoughts and I fell asleep. With an awful suddenliness I awakened!
The word "suddenly" is important. It may be difficult for a man to understand, but I fear his "suddenliness."
The plane might come into Foynes - if she came in early - I remember one morning in particular, a plane came in with a kind of suddenliness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include suddenness, subitaneousness, suddenty, unexpectedness, precipitousness, spontaneity.

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