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gradable

 

[ ˈɡreɪdəbəl ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

general

Capable of being graded or ranked. (of an adjective) expressing differences of degree rather than kind.

Synonyms

comparable, measurable, rankable.

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Word Description / Examples
gradable

Used in grammar to describe adjectives that can show degree by being modified with adverbs like very or slightly.

  • Words like 'hot,' 'cold,' and 'big' are gradable because you can say 'very hot,' 'slightly cold,' and 'quite big
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rankable

Used when items can be arranged or ordered according to their importance or quality.

  • The restaurants in the city are rankable based on the quality of their food and service
measurable

Used when something can be quantified in terms of size, amount, or degree.

  • Success should be measurable in terms of the goals you achieve
comparable

Used when two or more things can be compared in terms of their qualities or characteristics.

  • The job offers are comparable in terms of salary and benefits

Examples of usage

  • Her pain was gradable; she gave it a five on a scale of ten.
  • The adjectives 'hot' and 'cold' are gradable because they express different degrees of temperature.
  • The concept of gradable adjectives is important in linguistics.
  • The gradable nature of some adjectives allows for more nuanced descriptions.
  • Gradable adjectives can be modified by adverbs to indicate different levels of intensity.

Translations

Translations of the word "gradable" in other languages:

🇵🇹 graduável

🇮🇳 ग्रेडेबल

🇩🇪 bewertbar

🇮🇩 dapat dinilai

🇺🇦 оцінюваний

🇵🇱 gradujący

🇯🇵 評価可能な

🇫🇷 évaluable

🇪🇸 evaluables

🇹🇷 değerlendirilebilir

🇰🇷 평가 가능한

🇸🇦 قابل للتقييم

🇨🇿 hodnotitelný

🇸🇰 hodnotiteľný

🇨🇳 可评分的

🇸🇮 ocenljiv

🇮🇸 metanlegt

🇰🇿 бағаланатын

🇬🇪 შეფასებადი

🇦🇿 qiymətləndirilə bilən

🇲🇽 evaluables

Etymology

The word 'gradable' originates from the Latin word 'gradus' meaning 'step' or 'degree'. In English, the term 'gradable' was first recorded in the mid-17th century, derived from the verb 'grade' meaning 'to arrange in ranks'. Over time, 'gradable' evolved to describe something that can be arranged or ranked according to degrees or levels.

See also: degrade, downgrade, graded, grader, grades, grading, upgrade, upgrader.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #39,443, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.