Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suddenliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sud-den-li-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency.

Humorous; Uncountable

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."

Etymology

From suddenly + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does suddenliness mean?: The state, quality, or condition of being sudden; suddenness; urgency.
Where does suddenliness come from?: From suddenly + -ness.

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