gradualness

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradualSynonyms: gentleness
  2. the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stagesSynonyms: graduality
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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]

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