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gradual
Overview of noun gradual
The noun gradual has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. gradual -- ((Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass)
Overview of adj gradual
The adj gradual has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) gradual -- (proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices")
2. gradual -- ((of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gradual
1 sense of gradual
Sense 1
gradual
=> antiphon, antiphony
=> religious music, church music
=> music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> music
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun gradual
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gradual
1 sense of gradual
Sense 1
gradual
=> antiphon, antiphony
Antonyms of noun gradual
Member Holonyms of noun gradual
Substance Holonyms of noun gradual
Part Holonyms of noun gradual
Member Meronyms of noun gradual
Substance Meronyms of noun gradual
Part Meronyms of noun gradual
Meronyms of noun gradual
Holonyms of noun gradual
Attributes of noun gradual
Derived Forms of noun gradual
Domain of noun gradual
1 sense of gradual
Sense 1
gradual
TOPIC>(noun) Roman Catholic#2, Western Church#1, Roman Catholic Church#1, Church of Rome#1, Roman Church#1
Domain Terms of noun gradual
Familiarity of noun gradual
gradual used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun gradual
1 sense of gradual
Sense 1
gradual
> antiphon, antiphony
=> gradual
Meronyms of noun gradual
1 sense of gradual
Holonyms of noun gradual
Grep of noun gradual
gradual
graduality
gradualness
Antonyms of adj gradual
2 senses of gradual
Sense 1
gradual (vs. sudden)
sudden (vs. gradual)
=> abrupt
=> choppy, jerky
=> emergent
=> explosive
=> fulminant
=> sharp
=> unexpected, unforeseen
Sense 2
gradual (vs. steep)
steep (vs. gradual)
=> abrupt, precipitous, sharp
=> bluff, bold, sheer
=> heavy
=> perpendicular
=> steepish
=> steep-sided
Similarity of adj gradual
2 senses of gradual
Sense 1
gradual (vs. sudden)
=> bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise
=> gradational, gradatory, graduated
Also See> slow#1
Sense 2
gradual (vs. steep)
=> easy, gentle
=> sloping
Also See> inclined#2
Pertainyms of adj gradual
Attributes of adj gradual
Domain of adj gradual
Domain Terms of adj gradual
Familiarity of adj gradual
gradual used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj gradual
gradual
Grep of adv gradual
gradually
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