surprisingness

surprisingness
The condition of being surprising

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  • Surprisingness — Surprising Sur*pris ing, a. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger. {Sur*pris ing*ly}, adv. {Sur*pris ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Syn: Wonderful;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • surprisingness — noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected the unexpectedness of the warm welcome • Syn: ↑unexpectedness • Ant: ↑expectedness (for: ↑unexpectedness) • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • unexpectedness — noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected the unexpectedness of the warm welcome • Syn: ↑surprisingness • Ant: ↑expectedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑surprising (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Теория ожидания (expectancy theory) — Понятие ожидания занимает центральное место в объяснении значительной части поведения млекопитающих и птиц. Когда, напр., необученную, голодную крысу первый раз помещают в стартовую камеру лабиринта, она обычно сопротивляется, расставляя лапы в… …   Психологическая энциклопедия

  • surprise — noun 1》 a feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected. 2》 an unexpected or astonishing thing. 3》 [as modifier] Bell ringing denoting a complex method of change ringing: surprise major. verb 1》 cause to feel surprise. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

  • surprising — /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (say suh pruyzing) adjective that surprises. –surprisingly, adverb –surprisingness, noun …  

  • extraordinariness — noun the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered • Ant: ↑ordinariness • Derivationally related forms: ↑extraordinary • Hypernyms: ↑quality • Hyponyms: ↑unexpectedness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • surprise — n. & v. n. 1 an unexpected or astonishing event or circumstance. 2 the emotion caused by this. 3 the act of catching a person etc. unawares, or the process of being caught unawares. 4 (attrib.) unexpected; made or done etc. without warning (a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • surprising — adjective causing surprise or wonder or amazement (Freq. 11) the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data leaped up with surprising agility she earned a surprising amount of money • Ant: ↑unsurprising • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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