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suddenness 音标拼音: [s'ʌdənnəs] n. 突然,意外 突然,意外 suddenness n 1: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [ synonym: { abruptness}, { precipitateness}, { precipitousness}, { precipitance}, { precipitancy}, { 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. { Subitaneous}.] 1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. " O sudden wo!" -- Chaucer. " For fear of sudden death." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Sudden fear troubleth thee. -- Job xxii. 10. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid. [ 1913 Webster] Never was such a sudden scholar made. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked- for. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Sud" den* ly}, adv. -- { Sud" den* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 28 Moby Thesaurus words for " suddenness": abruptness, alacrity, expeditiousness, feverishness, furiousness, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, impatience, impetuosity, impetuousness, impulsiveness, inexpectation, overhastiness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, precipitatousness, precipitousness, promptness, quickness, rashness, recklessness, speed, swiftness, unanticipation, unexpectedness
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