English Explanatory Dictionary

gradable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.
  3. steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle
noun
  1. A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gradable.wav

Word forms

gradable gradables

Etymology

From grade + -able.

Synonyms

comparable

Antonyms

ungradable non-gradable

Derived words

gradability gradable antonym gradably non-gradable
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