gradualness

Noun

grad=u=al=ness

WORDNET DICTIONARY

gradualness(n = noun.attribute) gentleness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual; Array

is a kind of gradient, slope

Antonym: abruptness

Derived form adjective gradual₂

gradualness(n = noun.attribute) graduality - the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages; Array

is a kind of fastness, speed, swiftness

Derived form adjective gradual₁

gradualness, n.

The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness. [1913 Webster]

"The gradualness of this movement." [1913 Webster]

"The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which strikes the simplest observer." [1913 Webster]

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