Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inexpectedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ex-pect-ed-ness
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of unexpectedness.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gentle and calm as was her nature, she was one, whom, such awful news, resulting in so great a transformation in her husband's welfare, and falling with all the force of suddenness and inexpectedness, could not but deeply move."

Etymology

From inexpected + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: inexpected

Usage

Questions

What does inexpectedness mean?: Obsolete form of unexpectedness.
Where does inexpectedness come from?: From inexpected + -ness.

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