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GRADUALNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
