suddenness

suddenness
The state of being sudden.

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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 — noun see sudden I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • suddenness — See suddenly. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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