UNEXPECTEDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 ("unexpectedness" is a kind of...):

extraordinariness (the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered)

Antonym:

expectedness (ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising)

Derivation:

unexpected (not expected or anticipated)