precipitousness

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation,
definition	:	overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (noun.attribute)

2. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	gradient, slope,
definition	:	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute)

3. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sudden,
definition	:	happening without warning or in a short space of time (adj.all)

derivation	:	abrupt,
definition	:	exceedingly sudden and unexpected (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous,
definition	:	done with very great haste and without due deliberation (adj.all)

4. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	gentleness, gradualness,
definition	:	the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	steep,
definition	:	having a sharp inclination (adj.all)

derivation	:	abrupt, precipitous, sharp,
definition	:	extremely steep (adj.all)

derivation	:	steep,
definition	:	of a slope; set at a high angle (adj.all)

5. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sudden,
definition	:	happening without warning or in a short space of time (adj.all)

derivation	:	abrupt,
definition	:	exceedingly sudden and unexpected (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous,
definition	:	done with very great haste and without due deliberation (adj.all)

6. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	gentleness, gradualness,
definition	:	the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	steep,
definition	:	having a sharp inclination (adj.all)

derivation	:	abrupt, precipitous, sharp,
definition	:	extremely steep (adj.all)

derivation	:	steep,
definition	:	of a slope; set at a high angle (adj.all)