Gradual
Meaning of Gradual
adjective
- taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees.
the gradual introduction of new methods
- (of a slope) not steep or abrupt.
noun
(in the Western Christian Church) a response sung or recited between the Epistle and Gospel in the Mass.
late Middle English: from medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus ‘step’. The original sense of the adjective was ‘arranged in degrees’; the noun refers to the altar steps in a church, from which the antiphons were sung.
Information about Gradual
- The plural form of Gradual is: Graduals.
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Hyphenation of Gradual
Grad-ual
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- Gradual is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Gradual synonyms
Meaning lasting or taking a long time:
Meaning average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree:
Meaning having a slow, regular rhythm:
Meaning moving, acting, or taking place without haste or urgency:
Meaning characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate:
Meaning (of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers:
Meaning wary and unwilling to take risks:
Meaning not spectacular; unremarkable:
Meaning characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time:
Meaning happening or developing gradually or in stages:
Meaning following one another or following others:
Meaning forming an unbroken whole; without interruption:
Meaning done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical:
Meaning arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances:
Meaning firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving:
Meaning flat and smooth:
Meaning acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate:
Meaning remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character:
Meaning (of a slope) gradual:
Meaning small in degree; inconsiderable:
Meaning achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties:
Meaning (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe:
Meaning so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived:
Gradual antonyms
Meaning occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning:
Meaning sudden and unexpected:
Meaning (of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular:
Words that rhyme with Gradual
dual, gradual, ungradual, subdual, assidual, coresidual, decidual, dividual, individual, interindividual, intraindividual, nonindividual, nonresidual, residual, subindividual, superindividual, transindividual, undividual, unindividual, unresidual, vidual
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