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[syn: unexpectedness, surprisingness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unexpected \Un`ex*pect"ed\, a.
Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. --
Un`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`ex*pect"ed*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unexpectedness
n 1: extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the
unexpectedness of the warm welcome" [syn: unexpectedness,
surprisingness] [ant: expectedness]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "unexpectedness":
abruptness, improbability, inexpectance, inexpectancy,
inexpectation, no expectation, nonexpectation, precipitance,
precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitatousness, suddenness,
the unforeseen, the unlooked-for, unanticipation,
unforeseeableness, unpredictability, unpredictableness,
unpreparedness, unreadiness