gradual

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

Noun

1. An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
2. A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

Concepts

graduel

progressif

progressivement

graduellement

peu à peu

échelonné

Synonymes

slow

progressive

stepwise

step-by-step

successive

serial

bit-by-bit

piecemeal

gradually

soft

graduated

🎓

gentle

low-pitched

mild

percolate

progressively

prolonged

slight

smooth

soak

staged

step by step

subtle

successively

gradatory

in small stages

a little bit

in phases

by degrees

calm

consecutive

continuous

creeping

easy

gradational

imperceptible

incremental

incrementally

insensible

Traductions

graduale

gradual

geleidelijk

stufenweise

allmählich

βαθμιαίος

gradual

graduell

gradual

gradueel

paulatino

langzamerhand

σταδιακός

sukzessiv

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à gotique: 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃

Appartenant à bavarois: Gritt

In summary

From Medieval Latin graduālis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).