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Definition of Suddenness
1. Noun. The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning.
Generic synonyms: Haste, Hastiness, Hurriedness, Hurry, Precipitation
Derivative terms: Abrupt, Precipitant, Precipitant, Precipitate, Precipitous, Sudden
Definition of Suddenness
1. Noun. The state of being sudden. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suddenness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suddenness
Literary usage of Suddenness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph LeConte (1896)
"We shall find many such in the course of the history of the organic kingdom.
suddenness of Appearance.—But it is impossible to overlook the ..."
2. Personal and Ideal Elements in Education by Henry Churchill King (1904)
"IS suddenness A SURE MARK OF THE DIVINE WORKING? I. Why suddenness is not to be
Emphasized. —The only objection which can well be made to this conclusion is ..."
3. Personal and Ideal Elements in Education by Henry Churchill King (1908)
"IS suddenness A SURE MARK OF THE DIVINE WORKING? I. Why suddenness is not to be
Emphasized. —The only objection which can well be made to this conclusion is ..."
4. Principles of Geology: Or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1840)
"Statement of the theory of the sudden upheaval of parallel mountain chains —
Objections to the proof of the suddenness of the upheaval, ..."
5. Irrigation Engineering by Herbert Michael Wilson (1909)
"suddenness of Great Storms.—Statistics showing the rainfall in 24 hours furnish
insufficient data on which to estimate the suddenness of floods resulting ..."
6. Irrigation Engineering by Herbert Michael Wilson (1909)
"suddenness of Great Storms. ... rainfall in 24 hours furnish insufficient data
on which to estimate the suddenness of floods resulting from great storms. ..."
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