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Antonyms for steepness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : steep
Phonetic Transcription : stip

Definition of steepness

Origin :
  • "having a sharp slope," Old English steap "high, lofty," from Proto-Germanic *staupaz (cf. Old Frisian stap, Middle High German *stouf), from PIE *steup- "to push, stick, knock, beat," with derivations referring to projecting objects (cf. Greek typtein "to strike," typos "a blow, mold, die;" Sanskrit tup- "harm," tundate "pushes, stabs;" Gothic stautan "push;" Old Norse stuttr "short"). The sense of "precipitous" is from c.1200. The slang sense "at a high price" is a U.S. coinage first attested 1856. Related: Steeply; steepness.
  • As in pitch : noun tilt
  • As in slope : noun slant, tilt
Example sentences :
  • On its northern side, the steepness of the hill formed the only defence.'
  • Extract from : « Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts » by Rosalind Northcote
  • The weather was rough, and the height and steepness discouraged us.
  • Extract from : « A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland » by Samuel Johnson
  • The steepness of the precipice was guard enough near the town.
  • Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut
  • The steepness of the declivity made it necessary for Orso to dismount.
  • Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee
  • He would doubtless have run had it not been for the steepness of the earlier ascents.
  • Extract from : « Godfrey Morgan » by Jules Verne
  • He seemed not to observe the steepness and roughness of the trail.
  • Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
  • For a few moments I was breathless—but not from the steepness of the ascent.
  • Extract from : « Bibliomania; or Book-Madness » by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
  • But we didn't mind the steepness so long as the enemy wasn't anywhar's about.
  • Extract from : « Indian and Scout » by F. S. Brereton
  • But that story rather exaggerates the height and steepness of the hill.
  • Extract from : « Northern Spain » by Edgar T. A. Wigram
  • The screen of woods and the steepness of the incline protected them now.
  • Extract from : « The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) » by Justin H. Smith

Synonyms for steepness

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