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Meaning of "gradualness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRADUALNESS

gradualness  [ˈɡrædjʊəlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRADUALNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gradualness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRADUALNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gradualness in the English dictionary

The definition of gradualness in the dictionary is the fact of occurring, developing, moving, etc, in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRADUALNESS


audibleness
ˈɔːdɪbəlnɪs
brittleness
ˈbrɪtəlnɪs
casualness
ˈkæʒʊəlnɪs
excitableness
ɪkˈsaɪtəbəlnɪs
fickleness
ˈfɪk əlnɪs
gentleness
ˈdʒɛntəlnɪs
idleness
ˈaɪdəlnɪs
inscribableness
ɪnˈskraɪbəbəlnɪs
ismaticalness
ɪzˈmætɪkəlnɪs
majesticalness
məˈdʒɛstɪkəlnɪs
naturalness
ˈnætʃərəlnɪs
pharisaicalness
ˌfærɪˈseɪɪkəlnɪs
practicalness
ˈpræktɪkəlnɪs
prosaicalness
prəʊˈzeɪɪkəlnɪs
rewardableness
rɪˈwɔːdəbəlnɪs
sporadicalness
spəˈrædɪkəlnɪs
suppleness
ˈsʌpəlnɪs
temptableness
ˈtɛmptəbəlnɪs
unclimbableness
ʌnˈklaɪməbəlnɪs
wrathfulness
ˈrɒθfəlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRADUALNESS

gradiometer
gradual
gradualism
gradualist
gradualistic
graduality
gradually
graduand
graduate
graduate school
graduate student
graduated
graduated pension
graduated pension scheme
graduateship
graduation
graduation ceremony
graduation day
graduator
gradus

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRADUALNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
meaningfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness
wonderfulness

Synonyms and antonyms of gradualness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gradualness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRADUALNESS

Find out the translation of gradualness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gradualness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gradualness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渐进
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gradualidad
570 millions of speakers

English

gradualness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रमिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التدرج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постепенность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gradualidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধীরে ধীরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

progressivité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara berperingkat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Langsamkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

段階性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mboko sithik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự từ từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படிப்படியாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळूहळू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kademeli olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gradualità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stopniowości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поступовість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gradualitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταδιακότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gradualness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gradvishetens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gradualness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRADUALNESS»

The term «gradualness» is used very little and occupies the 160.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRADUALNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gradualness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRADUALNESS»

Discover the use of gradualness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gradualness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gradience, Gradualness and Grammaticalization
This volume, which emerged from a workshop at the "New Reflections on Grammaticalization 4" conference held at KU Leuven in July 2008, contains a collection of papers which investigate the relationship between synchronic gradience and the ...
Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Graeme Trousdale, 2010
2
Auxiliary Selection in Spanish: Gradience, gradualness, and ...
The book is of interest to the fields of Spanish and Romance linguistics, syntax, as well as historical and variationist linguistics.
Malte Rosemeyer, 2014
3
Divorce & Second Marriage: Facing the Challenge
Making a right decision: the law of gradualness In fact, it was precisely this state of mind (though in the context of the contraception debate) that the bishops in the Synod were addressing themselves to when they found great help in what they ...
Kevin T. Kelly, 1997
4
Sound Change
2.5 Gradualness hypothesis Another hypothesis regarding sound change that has led to a lot deal of speculation and discussion in diachronic linguistics is the so-called "gradualness hypothesis". Linguists differ rather widely regarding the ...
D. N. Shankara Bhat, 2001
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Auxiliary Selection Revisited: Gradience and Gradualness
The papers united in this volume describe and explain this variation on the basis of synchronic and diachronic evidence from a multitude of European languages.
Rolf Kailuweit, Malte Rosemeyer, 2014
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Approaches to Grammaticalization
On. the. Gradualness. of. Grammaticalization. Frantisek Lichtenberk University of Auckland 1. INTRODUCTION In recent years, a large number of studies of syntactic change have emphasized the gradual nature of the developments in ...
Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Bernd Heine, 1991
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Changing Unjust Laws Justly: Pro-Life Solidarity with "The ...
The. Law. of. Gradualness. Living a Christian life is rightly regarded as a journey, a process of gradual development toward a perfection that is never fully achieved in this life. We sin and fail and need to be “continually converted” to ...
Colin Harte, 2005
8
John Paul II and Moral Theology
Thus, they claim there are differences in the application of the law to individuals, what the Pope calls a gradualness of the law. However, the Holy Father teaches, as we have seen, that the christian life is possible with God's grace. It is always ...
Charles E. Curran, Richard A. McCormick, 1998
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Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an ...
What Darwin opposed in his theory of gradualness was the saltationism implicit in two ideologies dominant in his time, creationism and essen- tialism. To insist on gradualness, thus, meant for him to reject both creationism and essentialism.
Ernst Mayr, 1988
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Impacts of Point Polluters on Terrestrial Biota: Comparative ...
1999) develop gradually, these data create an impression that the state of ecosystems experiencing pollution impact changes gradually over time. We had no reason to question the validity of this gradualness assumption until we recognised ...
Michail V. Kozlov, Elena Zvereva, Vitali Zverev, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRADUALNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gradualness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boat ramp at Little Elm Park to reopen
While rains have been only sporadic since the closure, part of the reason for the gradualness in the lake's receding is the fact that Lake Ray ... «Star Local Media, Jul 15»
2
Radically Changing, Day to Day
Nature itself is urgently demanding it, and evolution, which has the mistaken connotations of gradualness and time, is breathing down our ... «The Costa Rican Times, Jul 15»
3
Philip Glass, reviled by some audiences, but among the best-selling …
This cast of fragments evolves with mesmerising gradualness. This is not the alchemy of transformation but of perception: taking musical base ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
4
Gays, unmarried couples, remarried Catholics - Vatican sets stage …
Monsignor Bruno Forte, a top synod organizer, said the key to the document was the concept of the "law of gradualness," which encourages the ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Noted theologian says Church could allow Communion for divorced …
Father Garrigues also spoke favorably about the concept of “gradualness” as a pastoral approach, allowing for someone to practice the faith ... «Catholic Culture, May 15»
6
Marriage not simply about two individuals in love - archbishop
“The church speaks of a law of gradualness, not in the sense that 'anything goes', but that we can be led, by the help of grace, to move ... «Irish Times, May 15»
7
What makes a revolution?
But then there is no point in speaking of a "natural law" of gradualness which supposedly governs the whole development of nature and society ... «Socialist Worker Online, May 15»
8
Mad Men season 7 episode 10 review: The Forecast
The gradualness of Mad Men's goodbye is something to be praised and savoured, not mocked. When too many great shows (Deadwood, we ... «Den Of Geek, Apr 15»
9
Time is not on the side of Hong Kong's democracy campaigners
The "gradualness" of the pace is dictated by the time frame in which these parties can reach such a compromise on the way forward. «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
10
Anouar Brahem - Souvenance
With a gradualness than can only be described as pathos, the strings expel their breath to yield the organic oud. Within this collective snaps the large rubber ... «RootsWorld, Mar 15»

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