GRADUALNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages

Synonyms:

graduality; gradualness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gradualness" is a kind of...):

fastness; speed; swiftness (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens)

Derivation:

gradual (proceeding in small stages)

Meaning:

The property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

Synonyms:

gentleness; gradualness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gradualness" is a kind of...):

gradient; slope (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal)

Antonym:

abruptness (the property possessed by a slope that is very steep)

Derivation:

gradual ((of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt)