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gradable

gradable

6.7
Can be measured or shown in different degrees
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡreɪdəbl/
  • Specialized
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  • Many adjectives, like 'happy' or 'big', are gradable and can be modified by words like 'very' or 'quite'.

Examples

  • These are gradable categories, not absolutes.

    Blog text (25)

  • Very gradable.

    Blog text (33)

  • These are gradable categories, not absolutes.

  • In art, colors are often gradable, allowing for subtle variations in shade and tone.

Compounds

gradable opposition
  • Specialized
9.5

Words like hot and cold that show opposite ends of a scale

How Gradable

gradable
  • Specialized
6.7
measurable
41 3.7

Surface Forms

gradable positive

Morphology

gradable = grade (transparent) = grade + able

Standard derivation by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'grade', giving 'capable of being graded' or measurable in degrees.

Etymology

Gradable comes from the root grade, from an old Latin word meaning 'step', and the ending -able means 'able to be'. So a gradable quality is something you can put into steps or levels and measure how much of it there is.