gradable antonym

Noun

(linguistics, philosophy, semantics) One of a pair of terms that denotes one end of a scale while the other term denotes the other end, such as long and short.

Japanese Meaning

ある尺度の片側の端を示し、対となる語がその反対側の端を示す、程度の違いがある対義語（段階的な反意語）として理解される。 / 単純な正反対ではなく、連続的な尺度上のどこかに位置する性質を持ち、比較や程度の違いが存在する関係性を指す。

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In the semantics seminar, we examined how each gradable antonym identifies opposite endpoints on a measurement scale.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

意味論のゼミで、各尺度上の反義語が計測尺度の反対の端点をどのように示すかを検討しました。

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(linguistics, philosophy, semantics) One of a pair of terms that denotes one end of a scale while the other term denotes the other end, such as long and short.

Three types are commonly identified: gradable antonyms, contradictory or complementary antonyms, and converses. … Gradable antonyms include pairs like the following: ¶ beautiful ugly ¶ expensive cheap ¶ fast slow

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gradable antonyms

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