Surprisingness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.
     Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite
     wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising
     escape from danger. -- {Sur*pris"ing*ly}, adv. --
     {Sur*pris"ing*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;
          striking.
          [1913 Webster] Surquedous

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  surprisingness
       n : extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the
           unexpectedness of the warm welcome" [syn: {unexpectedness}]
           [ant: {expectedness}]