Sudden

English

Adjective

Sudden (comparative more Sudden, superlative most Sudden)

1. Happening quickly and with little or no warning, snell.

   The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.

Antonyms

• gradual
• unsudden

Derived terms

• all of a sudden
• sudden death
• suddenly
• suddenness
• suddenwoven

Adverb

Sudden (comparative more Sudden, superlative most Sudden)

1. (poetic) Suddenly.

Adverbs for Sudden

rudely; unfortunately; startlingly; whimsically; intentionally; astonishingly; mercifully; shockingly; amusingly; disconcertingly; ridiculously; laughably; offensively; inexcusably; unforgivably; dangerously; unreasonably; lamentably; unintentionally; abruptly; breathlessly; unpardonably; precipitately; prematurely.

Thesaurus

aback, abrupt, abruptly, accelerated, breakneck, breathless, brisk, electrifying, expeditious, extraordinary, fast, fleet, forthwith, hasty, headlong, hurried, immediate, impatient, impetuous, improbable, impulsive, more than expected, nerve-shattering, out-of-the-way, overhasty, panting, past expectation, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rapid, rash, reckless, rushing, shocking, short, speedy, startling, suddenly, surprising, swift, unannounced, unanticipated, unanticipatedly, unaware, undivined, unexpected, unexpectedly, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unguessed, unheralded, unhoped for, unlooked-for, unpredictable, unpredicted, unprepared for, unwonted, without warning

Etymology

From Middle English sodain, from Anglo-Norman sodein, from Old French sodain, subdain (“immediate, sudden”), from Vulgar Latin *subitānus (“sudden”), from Latin subitaneus (“sudden”), from subitus (“sudden", literally, "that which has come stealthily”), originally the past participle of subire (“to come or go stealthily”), from sub (“under”) + ire (“go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sʌdn/

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• Rhymes: -ʌdən
• Hyphenation: sud‧den

Translations

Adjective

happening quickly and with little or no warning

Chinese: 突然的 Croatian: ȉznenādan (hr), nȅnādan (hr), nágao (hr) Czech: náhlý (cs) m. Danish: brat (da), pludselig (da) Dutch: plotseling (nl), plotselinge (nl) Esperanto: subita (eo) Estonian: äkiline Finnish: yhtäkkinen (fi), äkillinen (fi) French: soudain (fr) m., soudaine (fr) f., subit (fr) m. German: plötzlich (de), jäh (de) Greek: ξαφνικός (el) m., ξαφνική (el) f., ξαφνικό (el) n. Italian: improvviso (it) m., improvvisa (it) f. Japanese: 突然の Korean: 급격한

Lojban: suksa Polish: nagły m., nagła f., nagłe n. Portuguese: repentino (pt) m., repentina (pt) f. Russian: неожиданный m., неожиданная f., неожиданное n. Scottish Gaelic: obann (gd), grad (gd) Spanish: repentino (es) Swahili: ghafla (sw) Swedish: plötslig (sv) Telugu: హఠాత్తుగా (te) (haThaattugaa), అకస్మాత్తుగా (te) (akasmaattugaa) Turkish: ani (tr) Ukrainian: наглий (nahlyj) m., раптовий (raptowyj) m., несподіваний (nespodiwanyj) m. Vietnamese: thình lình (vi), đột ngột (vi)

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: figure · goes · youth · #722: sudden · usual · entirely · system

External links

• Sudden in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Sudden in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Sudden at OneLook Dictionary Search