gradualness

1. 1.

   the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

   Synonymsgentleness

   Antonymsabruptness

   Broadergradient
2. 2.

   the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages

   Synonymsgraduality

   Broaderspeed

Other forms of gradualness

plural

gradualnesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gradualness

What does gradualness mean?

gradualness means "the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gradualness?

gradualness has 4 syllables: gra-du-al-ness. The stress falls on "du".

What is another word for gradualness?

Close synonyms include gentleness, graduality. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of gradualness?

The recorded antonyms are abruptness.

Is gradualness a common word?

gradualness is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.