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English Dictionary: gradualness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gradualness
n
  1. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
    Synonym(s): gradualness, gentleness
    Antonym(s): abruptness, precipitousness, steepness
  2. the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
    Synonym(s): graduality, gradualness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gradualness \Grad"u*al*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or
      gradation; slowness.
  
               The gradualness of this movement.            --M. Arnold.
  
               The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which
               strikes the simplest observer.               --H. Drummond.
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