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    UNEXPECTEDNESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpectedplay

    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)

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