ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gradualness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Gradualness is a noun meaning The condition of being gradual.

Meaning

The condition of being gradual.

Example Sentences

As Sir Ronald Matthews said at the meeting of L.N.E.R. stockholders earlier this year, the public must realise "the inevitability of a certain amount of gradualness" in connection with the restoration of passenger train services and facilities.

Synonyms for gradualness

Depending on context, synonyms include graduality, gentleness.

Antonyms for gradualness

Common opposites include abruptness, precipitousness, steepness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include graduality, gentleness, progressivity, progrediency, slowness, gradability.

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