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Graduality

The state of being gradual; gradualness.

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Fastness 76% connected

The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.

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Speed 76% connected

Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.

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Swiftness 76% connected

The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftnes…

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Gradual 74% connected

Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gra…

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Gradual 74% connected

Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gra…

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Gradualness 92% connected

The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness.

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Beat noun · 86% connection

a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"

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Celerity noun · 86% connection

a rate that is rapid

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Deliberateness noun · 86% connection

a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

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Deliberation noun · 86% connection

a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

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Despatch noun · 86% connection

the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"

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Dilatoriness noun · 86% connection

slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

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Dispatch noun · 86% connection

the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"

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Execution speed noun · 86% connection

(computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS

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Expedition noun · 86% connection

the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"

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Fleetness noun · 86% connection

rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot"

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Haste noun · 86% connection

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

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Hastiness noun · 86% connection

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

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Hurry noun · 86% connection

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

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Immediacy noun · 86% connection

the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"

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Immediateness noun · 86% connection

the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"

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Instancy noun · 86% connection

the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"

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Pace noun · 86% connection

the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"

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Precipitation noun · 86% connection

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

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Accretion noun · 78% connection

The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain o…

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Anamorphism noun · 78% connection

A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending.

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Apron noun · 78% connection

A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.

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Chronic glaucoma noun · 78% connection

glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle glaucoma is the most comm…

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Comminution noun · 78% connection

Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.

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Conine noun · 78% connection

A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of…

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Creep noun · 78% connection

A slow rising of the floor of a gallery, occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the pillars or sides; a gradual movement…

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Crescendo noun · 78% connection

A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed.

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Decay noun · 78% connection

Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution…

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Decline verb · 78% connection

A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline.

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Declivity noun · 78% connection

Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the sam…

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Decrease verb · 78% connection

A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.

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