sheerness

Examples

• All

• Climbers often assess the sheerness of the rock face before starting their ascent.

• They test the sheerness of the slope.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The sheerness of the mountain's drop was breathtaking, stunning all who approached.

Synonyms

S

slope

vssheerness

• Specialized

69 3.2

How much a line or surface tilts from flat ground

is about very steep or nearly at right angles rather than any tilt degree

G

grade

vssheerness

16 4.6

How steep a slope, road, or ground surface is

is used for very steep or nearly right angle surfaces rather than general incline

S

steepness

vssheerness

1 3.3

How quickly a hill or road goes up

is about very steep or almost upright angles rather than general slopes

V

verticality

vssheerness

1 6.5

Being straight up and down at a right angle to the ground

is very steep or nearly at a right angle rather than exactly perpendicular

D

declivity

vssheerness

1 9.6

A slope that goes down like the side of a hill

is about being very steep regardless of whether it goes up or down

P

precipitousness

vssheerness

9.1

How steep a slope, cliff, or path is

is very steep but slightly less extreme than that

V

verticalness

vssheerness

7.0

A state of being upright at right angles to the ground

is very steep or almost at a right angle rather than exactly perpendicular

A

abruptness

vssheerness

5.2

A very steep slope or sudden rise in the ground

is very steep in angle without implying suddenness

Antonyms

G

gentleness

1.8

A slope that is not steep and is easy to walk on

How Steep

verticality

1 6.5

sheerness

5.1

steepness

1 3.3

inclination

• Specialized

5 6.3

flatness

3 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology