different between gradual vs graduality

English

Alternative forms

• graduall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin gradu?lis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?rad?-, *g?red?- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic ???????????????????? (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???æd?u?l/, /???æd?w?l/, /???æd??l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ad?u?l/, /???adju?l/, /???ad??l/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /????d???l/, /????d??l/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /-uæl/
• Hyphenation: grad?u?al, grad?ual, gradu?al

Adjective

gradual (comparative more gradual, superlative most gradual)

1. Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

Synonyms

• stepwise

Antonyms

• sudden
• abrupt

Derived terms

• gradually

Translations

See also

• insidious

Noun

gradual (plural graduals)

1. (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
2. (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /???.du?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /??a.du?al/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

gradual (masculine and feminine plural graduals)

1. gradual

Derived terms

• gradualment

Related terms

• grau

Further reading

• “gradual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gradual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “gradual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gradual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.

Adjective

gradual m or f (plural graduais)

1. gradual

Derived terms

• gradualmente

Related terms

• grao

Further reading

• “gradual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.

Adjective

gradual m or f (plural graduais, comparable)

1. gradual

Inflection

Derived terms

• gradualmente

Further reading

• “gradual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin gradu?lis.

Adjective

gradual (plural graduales)

1. gradual

Derived terms

• gradualmente

Related terms

• graduar
• grado

Noun

gradual m (plural graduales)

1. (Roman Catholic Church) gradual

Further reading

• “gradual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

gradual +? -ity

Noun

graduality (usually uncountable, plural gradualities)

1. The state or degree of being gradual.

Translations