surprisedness
English
Etymology
From surprised + -ness.
Noun
surprisedness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being surprised.
- 1907, Edith Nesbit, The White Cat
- When you have been waited on by armless hands, and have had a short conversation with a cat, nothing can surprise you much. All your surprisedness seems to be used up.
- 1907, Edith Nesbit, The White Cat