unexpectedness

Definitions of unexpectedness
  1. noun
    extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
    “the unexpectedness of the warm welcome”
    synonyms: surprisingness
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    antonyms:
    expectedness
    ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising
    type of:
    extraordinariness
    the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered
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