plural of non-gradable

plural of gradability

In a gradable manner.

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).

(linguistics) Any adjective that is not gradable.

plural of gradable antonym

(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.

The property of being gradable.

Able to form degrees or grades / (linguistics, of a word or phrase) Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.

(linguistics) A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.