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SURPRISINGNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
Example:
the unexpectedness of the warm welcome
Synonyms:
surprisingness; unexpectedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("surprisingness" is a kind of...):
extraordinariness (the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered)
Derivation:
surprising (causing surprise or wonder or amazement)
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