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Definition: Steepness |
SteepnessNoun1. The property possessed by a slope that is very steep. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "steepness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: SteepnessSynonyms: abruptness (n), precipitousness (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: gradualness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Steepness |
| English words defined with "steepness": easy ♦ gentle ♦ Steepiness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "steepness": stripping area. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
A Swiftly Tilting Planet | Madeleine L'Engle | At terra at this fateful hour I call upon all heaven with its power, And the sun with its brightness, And the snow with its whiteness, And the fire with all the strength it hath, And the lighting with its rapid wrath, And the winds with the swiftness along their path, And the sea with its deepness, And the rocks with their steepness, And the earth with its starkness, All this I place,By God's Almighty help and grace, Between myself and the powers of darkness. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Steepness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Steepness" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 30 | 63,341 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "steepness": wave steepness. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "steepness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | وعورة منحدر, وعورة (hardness, roughness, ruggedness, scarp, tightness), إنحدار شديد. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 险峻 (Precipitous, ruggedness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | příkrost (abruptness, bluntness, brusqueness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stejlhed af den haeldende kant (steepness of the falling edge), bølgestejlhed (wave steepness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | steilte (abruptness, precipice), steilheid (abruptness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kruteco. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | jyrkkyys (radicalism, sharpness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | abrupt (steep). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Steilheit (abruptness, rapidity, Sheerness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατηφοριά (declivity, descent), απόκρημνο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תלילות (precipitousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | meredekség (bluffness, escarpment, gradient, precipitousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | keterjalan (abruptness), kemiringan (declivity, slope). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ripidezza. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 崎崖 (steepness of a mountain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きがい (danger, harm, injury, steepness of a mountain, strong spirit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | eaynaghys, ardjid (loudness, prominence, size, stature). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eepnessstay pendente de frentes (edge steepness), declividade da onda (wave steepness), declive do bordo de queda (steepness of the falling edge). (various references) prãvãliş (slope), loc râpos, caracter abrupt (declivity). (various references) крутизна (abruptness, ascent, precipitousness, slope, steep). (various references) strmost (abruptness). (various references) lo precipitoso, lo fuerte (heaviness), lo escarpado (boldness). (various references) vågens branthet (wave steepness). (various references) sarplık, yükseklik (acro-, altitude, elevation, extent, height, highness, loftiness, rise, swell), diklik (abruptness, erectness). (various references) độ dốc (dip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | arduitas. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "steepness": steepnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Steepness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: stevenses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "steepness" (pronounced stē"pnus) |
| 5 | -ē" p n u s | cheapness. |
| 4 | -p n u s | crispness, dampness, sharpness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crookedness, cuteness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-n-p-s-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: steepens. | |
-2 letters: pensees, spenses, steepen. | |
-3 letters: nesses, pensee, senses, sepses, spense, steeps, tenses, tepees. | |
-4 letters: epees, esses, neeps, nests, peens, penes, pests, seeps, sense, sente, septs, spent, steep, steps, teens, tense, tepee. | |
-5 letters: epee, eses, neep, ness, nest, nets, peen, pees, pens, pent, pest, pets, psst, seen, seep, sees, sene, sent, sept, sets, step, teen. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-n-p-s-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: pertnesses. | |
+2 letters: adeptnesses, emptinesses, ineptnesses, pettinesses, presentness, steepnesses, tepidnesses. | |
+3 letters: despisements, expertnesses, intersperses, persistences, petitenesses, politenesses, prettinesses, separateness. | |
+4 letters: adaptednesses, desperateness, empressements, misrepresents, perfectnesses, persistencies, pettishnesses, piteousnesses, plenteousness, pointednesses, potablenesses, presentnesses, privatenesses, repletenesses, toplessnesses. | |
+5 letters: adaptivenesses, apparentnesses, appositenesses, asthenospheres, completenesses, despitefulness, expectednesses, explicitnesses, impolitenesses, inexpertnesses, intrepidnesses, malapertnesses, oppositenesses, passementeries, pathlessnesses, pitiablenesses, pitilessnesses, pleasantnesses, plotlessnesses, poeticalnesses, positivenesses, pretensionless, priestlinesses, punitivenesses, respectfulness, respectiveness, separatenesses, sesquiterpenes, spiritednesses, spitefulnesses, sportivenesses, spotlessnesses, supersensitive, susceptiveness, uprootednesses. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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