Unexpectedness

3 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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