PRECIPITATENESS

abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness

(noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

precipitateness (uncountable)

The state of being precipitate; hastiness. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• haste

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MECHANISM

(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”


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