Suddenness

Quick meaning: Suddenness is a noun meaning The state of being sudden.

Meaning

The state of being sudden.

Example Sentences

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.

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 […]

"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.

Word Forms

• suddennesses

Synonyms for suddenness

Depending on context, synonyms include abruptness, subitaneousness, precipitantness, precipitousness, spontaneity, spontaneousness.

Antonyms for suddenness

Common opposites include deliberation, graduality, slowness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include abruptness, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitance, suddenliness, suddenty.

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