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# suddenness

noun (no plural)

«suddenness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The suddenness of something is how quickly and unexpectedly it happens, without warning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suddenness/#m1)

### In the lessons

a shock or surprise that comes without warning, making a person jump

### Examples

- The suddenness of the noise made me jump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suddenness/#x1)
- I was shocked by the suddenness of the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suddenness/#x2)
- Nobody expected the suddenness of the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suddenness/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «suddenness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suddenness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«suddenness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suddenness.html) on Mova free.