surprisingness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: surprisingness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for surprisingness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surprisingness n extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome" Synonym(s): unexpectedness, surprisingness Antonym(s): expectedness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surprising \Surpris"ing\, a. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger. -- {Surpris"ingly}, adv. -- {Surpris"ing*ness}, n. Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing; striking.