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gradeless

gradeless

6.8
A surface that shows no gradual change in color or light and looks flat
  • adjective
translation icon : monocromático
  • She preferred a gradeless approach to shading, avoiding any visible transitions.

Examples

  • The designer used a gradeless color scheme to create a minimalist effect.

  • The painting's colors are gradeless and flat.

  • The painting had a gradeless background, making the colors appear flat and even.

  • Why does the sky appear gradeless at sunset?

  • The designer used a gradeless color scheme to create a minimalist effect.

  • She preferred a gradeless approach to shading, avoiding any visible transitions.

  • The painting had a gradeless background, making the colors appear flat and even.

Synonyms

toneless
vsgradeless
1 6.3

A flat voice that shows no emotion

refers to voice without emotion or pitch changes rather than general degree differences
monotonal
vsgradeless
7.3

A voice or sound that stays in the same pitch without change

is about lacking gradual differences in degree or intensity rather than only pitch
inflectionless
vsgradeless
7.9

Said in a flat, boring voice with no rise or fall

focuses on speech delivery lacking variation rather than general gradual differences
rippleless
vsgradeless
  • Specialized
7.7

A steady electric signal without small repeating changes

is about lacking gradual differences in degree or tone rather than technical signal steadiness
stepless
vsgradeless
4.8

Changes smoothly without sudden jumps between levels

means lacking gradual differences in degree or tone rather than absence of stages

Antonyms

graded
3.2

People put things into levels by how good they are

How Gradual

gradual
75 3.0
gradeless
6.8
abrupt
37 4.6

Surface Forms

gradeless positive

Morphology

gradeless = grade (transparent) = grade + less

Clear combination of 'grade' + the negative suffix '-less'; the meaning 'without gradation' is directly derived from the 'degree/step' sense of 'grade'.

Etymology

Gradeless comes from grade, from Latin gradus, 'step', and the ending -less, meaning 'without'. Imagine colours or tones as many small steps, so a gradeless background has no steps or slow changes and looks flat and even.