non-gradable
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
non-gradable (not comparable)
- That cannot be graded.
- (linguistics) (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).
- Synonyms: ungradable, uncomparable, incomparable
- Antonym: gradable
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
linguistics: that cannot be varied to show degree
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Noun[edit]
non-gradable (plural non-gradables)
- (linguistics) Any adjective that is not gradable.
Further reading[edit]
- “non-gradable”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “non-gradable”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
- ungradable, nongradable, uncomparable at Google Ngram Viewer
- ungradable adjectives, nongradable adjectives, uncomparable adjectives at Google Ngram Viewer