abruptness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?

Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti

Latin rumpō

Latin abrumpō

Latin abruptusbor.

English abrupt

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English abruptness

From abrupt + -ness.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹʌp.nəs/, /əˈbɹʌpt.nəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

abruptness (usually uncountable, plural abruptnesses)

1. The state of being abrupt or broken [First attested in the early 17^th century.]
2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]
   • 1853-6, Thomas Browne, To a friend intending a difficult work:

     So be neither diffuse with damp and slippery words nor blunt the edge of your discourse by abruptness of style. Study in particular the purest period of style, that those who move only to Ciceronian rhythm call you not a Celt.

Synonyms

• (suddenness): spontaneity, subitaneousness; see also Thesaurus:suddenness

Translations

state of being abrupt

• Bulgarian: стръмност (strǎmnost)
• Dutch: abruptheid f, plotselinge (nl) n, onverwachtheid (nl) m
• Esperanto: abrupteco

suddenness

• Bulgarian: рязкост (bg) (rjazkost), внезапност (bg) (vnezapnost), безцеремонност (bezceremonnost)
• Dutch: kortgebondenheid m, bruuskheid (nl) m