Gradable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gradable is an adjective meaning Able to form degrees or grades.
Meaning
Able to form degrees or grades.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, of a word or phrase) Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.
- steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle
- (linguistics) A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.
Example Sentences
Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.
Word Forms
- gradables
Synonyms for gradable
Depending on context, synonyms include comparable, hierarchal, hierarchical.
Antonyms for gradable
Common opposites include non-gradable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hierarchical, hierarchal, antonyms, graduated, levelable, gratable.
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