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