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non-gradable en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + gradable.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That cannot be graded.
2. (not-comparable) (of an adjective) Describing a quality that cannot normally be varied because it is extreme (e.g. freezing), absolute (e.g. dead), or classification (e.g. nuclear).

Antonyms

gradable · gradable

Synonyms

incomparable · ungradable · uncomparable

Translations (2)

pl niestopniowalny (linguistics: that cannot be varied to show degree) · cs nestupňovatelný (linguistics: that cannot be varied to show degree)

non-gradable en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + gradable.

Meanings

1. Any adjective that is not gradable.

Forms