sudden

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin subitaneus (“‘sudden’”) < subitus (“‘sudden, lit. that which has come stealthily’”), orig. pp. of subire (“‘to come or go stealthily’”) < sub (“‘under’”) + ire (“‘go’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sʌdn/
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• Rhymes: -ʌdən
• Hyphenation: sud‧den

[edit] Adjective

sudden (comparative more sudden, superlative most sudden)

1. Happening quickly and with little or no warning.

   The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.

[edit] Antonyms

• gradual
• unsudden

[edit] Derived terms

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

[edit] Translations

[edit] 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