unexpectedness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

unexpectedness
    n 1: extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the
         unexpectedness of the warm welcome" [syn: {unexpectedness},
         {surprisingness}] [ant: {expectedness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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