gradualness Definition

gradual
adj

1. Developing or happening slowly, by degrees.

Thesaurus: slow, leisurely, moderate, regular, deliberate, measured, incremental, steady, cautious, piecemeal; Antonym: precipitate, sudden.
2. Said of a slope: not steep; gentle.

noun

1. An antiphon sung between the epistle and the gospel

2. A book containing the music and words for the sung parts of the mass.

Derivative: graduality
noun

Derivative: gradually
adverb

Etymology: 16c: from Latin gradualis, from gradus step.