abruptness
The state of being abrupt or brokenThe state of being abrupt or broken
» Tom was surprised by Mary's abruptness.
Резкость Мэри удивила Тома. — Wezel
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2 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being abrupt or broken
an abrupt discourteous manner
(uncountable, usually)Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
Examples
2 sentencesTom was surprised by Mary's abruptness.
ruРезкость Мэри удивила Тома. — Wezel
Some people can see their own death coming and can feel it coming, while some others are taken aback by its abruptness.
Forms
plural: abruptnesses| Singular | abruptness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
12 synonyms- an abrupt discourteous manner:brusquenesscurtnessgruffnessshortness
- the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning:precipitatenessprecipitousnessprecipitanceprecipitancysuddenness
- the property possessed by a slope that is very steep:precipitousnesssteepness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.