gradualness
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- the property possessed by a slope that is very gradualSynonyms: gentleness
- the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stagesSynonyms: graduality
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Gradualness \Grad"u*al*ness\, n. The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness. [1913 Webster]
The gradualness of this movement. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which strikes the simplest observer. --H. Drummond. [1913 Webster]