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gradable

/ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/

gradable adjective: able to form degrees or grades.

Adjective

gradable (not comparable)

  1. Able to form degrees or grades
  2. Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.
    • Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.2007, James R. Hurford, Brendan Heasley, Michael B. Smith, Semantics: A Coursebook
    Synonyms:
    comparable
  3. steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle

Noun

gradable (plural gradables)

  1. A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.

Synonyms of gradable

Antonyms

Forms of gradable

pluralgradables

Origin of gradable

From grade + -able.

Words formed from gradable

Phrases with gradable

Questions about gradable

What does gradable mean?
Gradable means able to form degrees or grades.
What part of speech is gradable?
Gradable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce gradable?
Gradable is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/.

Words near gradable in the dictionary

  1. grad schools
  2. grad student
  3. grad students
  4. gradabilities
  5. gradability
  6. gradable
  7. gradable antonym
  8. gradable antonyms
  9. gradables
  10. gradably
  11. gradacol

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