- suddenness
- noun see sudden I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
suddenness
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suddenness — index dispatch (promptness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suddenness — is spelt with two ns … Modern English usage
suddenness — sudden ► ADJECTIVE ▪ occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly. ● (all) of a sudden Cf. ↑of a sudden DERIVATIVES suddenness noun. ORIGIN Old French sudein, from Latin subitus … English terms dictionary
Suddenness — Sudden Sud den, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, secretly + ire to go. See {Issue}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suddenness — See suddenly. * * * … Universalium
suddenness — noun The state of being sudden … Wiktionary
suddenness — Synonyms and related words: abruptness, alacrity, expeditiousness, feverishness, furiousness, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, impatience, impetuosity, impetuousness, impulsiveness, inexpectation, overhastiness, precipitance, precipitancy,… … Moby Thesaurus
suddenness — sud·den·ness || sÊŒdnɪs n. unexpectedness; abruptness … English contemporary dictionary
suddenness — sud·den·ness … English syllables
suddenness — See: sudden … English dictionary
