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surprisingness

surprisingness

6.5
How unexpected something is
  • noun
  • /sərˈpraɪzɪŋnəs/
translation icon : sorpresividad
  • She enjoyed the surprisingness of his sense of humor, never knowing what he would say next.

Examples

  • The surprisingness of the results shocked everyone.

  • The surprisingness of the plot twist kept the audience engaged until the very end.

  • Scientists value the surprisingness of new discoveries, as they often lead to exciting breakthroughs.

  • There was a certain surprisingness to her reaction.

  • The surprisingness of the plot twist made the movie unforgettable.

  • Her unexpected decision added a new level of surprisingness to the meeting.

  • The surprisingness of the final exam results shocked the entire class.

Synonyms

amazingness
vssurprisingness
2 3.0

Being very surprising and impressive

is milder and simply means lack of prior expectation rather than strong awe
unexpectedness
vssurprisingness
1 5.8

A feeling of surprise when something happens that you did not know about

is the same idea but uses a different word form

Antonyms

ordinariness
3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

How Surprising

shock
567 2.3
astonishment
33 3.4
surprisingness
6.5

Surface Forms

surprisingness singular
surprisingnesses plural

Morphology

surprisingness = surprising (transparent) = surprise + ing + ness

A standard nominalization of the adjective 'surprising' with '-ness' yielding 'the quality of being surprising'.

Etymology

The word surprisingness comes from surprise, which originally breaks into sur- 'over' and -prise 'take', giving the image of being suddenly 'taken' or caught off guard. So, surprisingness is the quality of being unexpected and making you feel 'caught' or amazed.